Abelleus

Role: knight · First appears: Book III, Chapter X

Life events

Sir Tor defeated Abelleus in combat, but Abelleus refused to yield without recovering the brachet.(Book III, Chapter X)
- With: Sir Tor
- “Then Sir Tor bade him yield him. That will I not, said Abelleus, while my life lasteth and the soul is within my body, unless that thou wilt give me the brachet.”
Sir Tor beheads Abelleus after Abelleus yields, honoring the damosel’s requested gift.(Book III, Chapter XI)
- With: Sir Tor
- “and Sir Tor after him, and smote off his head quite.”

with Sir Tor (They are combatants contesting possession of the brachet.) “Then Sir Tor bade him yield him. That will I not, said Abelleus, while my life lasteth and the soul is within my body, unless that thou wilt give me the brachet. That will I not do, said Sir Tor, for it was my quest to bring again thy brachet, thee, or both.”
rivals with Sir Tor “Sir Tor returned again, and beheld him how he was a seemly knight and well horsed, and well armed at all points; then Sir Tor dressed his shield, and took his spear in his hands, and the other came fiercely upon him, and smote both horse and man to the earth.”

enemies with Sir Tor “Then when Abelleus heard this, he was more afeard, and yielded him and asked mercy. I may not now, said Sir Tor, but if I should be found false of my promise; for while I would have taken you to mercy ye would none ask, but if ye had the brachet again, that was my quest. And therewith he took off his helm, and he arose and fled, and Sir Tor after him, and smote off his head quite.”
with Sir Tor (Sir Tor killed Abelleus.) “And therewith he took off his helm, and he arose and fled, and Sir Tor after him, and smote off his head quite.”

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