Sir Pinel

Also known as: Sir Pinel le Savage · Role: knight · First appears: Book XVIII, Chapter III

Life events

• Sir Pinel le Savage poisons apples intended for Sir Gawaine.(Book XVIII, Chapter III · 📍 London)
  • With: Sir Gawaine
  • “And therefore for pure envy and hate Sir Pinel enpoisoned certain apples for to enpoison Sir Gawaine.”
• Nimue revealed Sir Pinel’s poisoning, proving Queen Guenever innocent.(Book XVIII, Chapter VIII)
  • With: Nimue Queen Guenever
  • “then she told it openly that she was never guilty; and there she disclosed by whom it was done, and named him, Sir Pinel; and for what cause he did it, there it was openly disclosed; and so the queen was excused”
• Sir Pinel’s motive was revealed as revenge against Sir Gawaine for Sir Lamorak’s death.(Book XVIII, Chapter VIII)
  • With: Sir Gawaine Sir Lamorak
  • “Sir Pinel enpoisoned the apples at the feast to that intent to have destroyed Sir Gawaine, because Sir Gawaine and his brethren destroyed Sir Lamorak de Galis”
• Sir Pinel fled into his country after the poisoning was exposed.(Book XVIII, Chapter VIII)
  • With: Queen Guenever
  • “and so the queen was excused, and the knight Pinel fled into his country”

Book XVIII, Chapter III

• cousins with Sir Lamorak “Sir Pinel le Savage, the which was cousin to Sir Lamorak de Galis”
• enemies with Sir Gawaine “And this Pinel hated Sir Gawaine because of his kinsman Sir Lamorak de Galis; and therefore for pure envy and hate Sir Pinel enpoisoned certain apples for to enpoison Sir Gawaine.”
• patron: Queen Guenever “Also there was Sir Bors de Ganis, Sir Blamore de Ganis, Sir Bleoberis de Ganis, Sir Galihud, Sir Galihodin, Sir Ector de Maris, Sir Lionel, Sir Palomides, Safere his brother, Sir La Cote Male Taile, Sir Persant, Sir Ironside, Sir Brandiles, Sir Kay le Seneschal, Sir Mador de la Porte, Sir Patrise, a knight of Ireland, Aliduk, Sir Astamore, and Sir Pinel le Savage”

Book XVIII, Chapter VIII

• with Sir Patrise (interaction) “Here lieth Sir Patrise of Ireland, slain by Sir Pinel le Savage, that enpoisoned apples to have slain Sir Gawaine”
• enemies with Sir Gawaine “Then was it openly known that Sir Pinel enpoisoned the apples at the feast to that intent to have destroyed Sir Gawaine, because Sir Gawaine and his brethren destroyed Sir Lamorak de Galis, to the which Sir Pinel was cousin unto.”

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Extracted from the original text of Le Morte d'Arthur. Made with Rho MD.