Sir Gaunter

Role: knight · First appears: Book VI, Chapter XII

Life events

• Sir Launcelot defeats Sir Gaunter, knocking him from his horse.(Book VI, Chapter XII)
  • With: Sir Launcelot
  • “Sir Gaunter’s spear brake, but Sir Launcelot smote him down horse and man.”
• The three brothers realize their opponent is not Sir Kay.(Book VI, Chapter XII)
  • With: Sir Launcelot Sir Gilmere Sir Raynold
  • “Yonder knight is not Sir Kay, for he is bigger than he.”
• The three brothers swear to present themselves to Dame Guenever as prisoners.(Book VI, Chapter XII)
  • With: Queen Guenever Sir Gilmere Sir Raynold
  • “As for that be it as it be may, for ye shall yield you unto dame Guenever, and look that ye be with her on Whitsunday, and yield you unto her as prisoners, and say that Sir Kay sent you unto her. Then they swore it should be done”

Book VI, Chapter XII

• siblings with Sir Gilmere “Anon therewith arose Sir Gaunter, and came unto his brother Sir Gilmere, and bade him, Arise, and help we our brother Sir Raynold”
• siblings with Sir Raynold “Anon therewith arose Sir Gaunter, and came unto his brother Sir Gilmere, and bade him, Arise, and help we our brother Sir Raynold”
• friends with Sir Gilmere “Anon therewith arose Sir Gaunter, and came unto his brother Sir Gilmere, and bade him, Arise, and help we our brother Sir Raynold, that yonder marvellously matched yonder good knight.”
• friends with Sir Raynold “Anon therewith arose Sir Gaunter, and came unto his brother Sir Gilmere, and bade him, Arise, and help we our brother Sir Raynold, that yonder marvellously matched yonder good knight.”
• rivals with Sir Launcelot “So Sir Launcelot turned him, and either feutred their spears, and came together with all their mights, and Sir Gaunter’s spear brake, but Sir Launcelot smote him down horse and man.”
• with Queen Guenever (Sir Gaunter is instructed to surrender to Dame Guenever as a prisoner.) “As for that be it as it be may, for ye shall yield you unto dame Guenever, and look that ye be with her on Whitsunday, and yield you unto her as prisoners, and say that Sir Kay sent you unto her.”

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