Sir Lambegus

Also known as: Lambegus · Family: King Mark's court · Role: knight and servant · First appears: Book VIII, Chapter XXX

Life events

• Lambegus pursued Palamides to rescue Queen Isoud but was defeated and left apparently dead.(Book VIII, Chapter XXX)
  • With: Sir Palamides
  • “And then they hurtled together and all to-brast their spears, and then they pulled out their swords, and hewed on helms and hauberks. At the last Sir Palamides gave Sir Lambegus such a wound that he fell down like a dead knight to the earth.”
• Sir Lambegus recovered from his injuries after Sir Tristram fetched him from the forester’s house.(Book VIII, Chapter XXXII)
  • With: Sir Tristram
  • “Then Sir Tristram let fetch Sir Lambegus, his knight, from the forester’s house, and it was long or he was whole, but at the last he was well recovered.”
• Gouvernail and Tristram's men rescue him from the rocks after his escape.(Book VIII, Chapter XXXV)
  • With: Gouvernail Sir Sentraille de Lushon Sir Tristram
  • “on the rocks they found him, and with towels they pulled him up.”
• Sir Launcelot slew the armed knights who opposed his rescue of Dame Guenever.(Book XX, Chapter VIII · 📍 Carlisle)
  • With: Sir Launcelot Sir Belliance le Orgulous Sir Segwarides Sir Griflet Sir Brandiles Sir Aglovale Sir Tor Sir Gauter Sir Gillimer Sir Damas Sir Priamus Sir Kay the Stranger Sir Driant Sir Herminde Sir Pertilope Sir Perimones the Green Knight the Red Knight
  • “For there was slain Sir Belliance le Orgulous, Sir Segwarides, Sir Griflet, Sir Brandiles, Sir Aglovale, Sir Tor; Sir Gauter, Sir Gillimer, Sir Reynolds’ three brethren; Sir Damas, Sir Priamus, Sir Kay the Stranger, Sir Driant, Sir Lambegus, Sir Herminde; Sir Pertilope, Sir Perimones, two brethren that were called the Green Knight and the Red Knight.”

Book VIII, Chapter XXX

• with Sir Tristram (Lambegus is identified as Tristram's knight.) “Then came forth a knight, his name was Lambegus, and he was a knight of Sir Tristram.”
• rivals with Sir Palamides (They fight each other in this encounter.) “And then they hurtled together and all to-brast their spears, and then they pulled out their swords, and hewed on helms and hauberks.”
• sworn: Sir Tristram (Sir Lambegus is also described as Sir Tristram's servant.) “Then came forth a knight, his name was Lambegus, and he was a knight of Sir Tristram.”
• with Queen Isoud (Sir Lambegus undertook to rescue Queen Isoud.) “sith ye have trust in my lord, Sir Tristram, wit ye well for his sake I will ride after your queen and rescue her”

Book VIII, Chapter XXXII

• with Sir Tristram (Sir Lambegus is identified as Sir Tristram's knight.) “Then Sir Tristram let fetch Sir Lambegus, his knight, from the forester’s house”

Book VIII, Chapter XXXV

• employer: Sir Tristram “Gouvernail, and Sir Lambegus, and Sir Sentraille de Lushon, that were Sir Tristram’s men, sought their master.”

Book XX, Chapter VIII

• with Sir Launcelot (Launcelot slew Lambegus in the rescue.) “For there was slain Sir Belliance le Orgulous, Sir Segwarides, Sir Griflet, Sir Brandiles, Sir Aglovale, Sir Tor; Sir Gauter, Sir Gillimer, Sir Reynolds’ three brethren; Sir Damas, Sir Priamus, Sir Kay the Stranger, Sir Driant, Sir Lambegus, Sir Herminde; Sir Pertilope, Sir Perimones, two brethren that were called the Green Knight and the Red Knight.”

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