Sir Edward
Also known as: Sir Edward of the Red Castle · Family: Orkney · Role: knight · First appears: Book IV, Chapter XXVI
Life events
- Sir Edward and Sir Hue disinherited the Lady of the Rock of her barony.(Book IV, Chapter XXVI · 📍 the country)
- With: Lady of the Rock Sir Hue
- “these two brethren had disherited the Lady of the Rock of a barony of lands by their extortion.”
- The brothers refused restoration and agreed to fight Sir Uwaine for the lady's lands.(Book IV, Chapter XXVI · 📍 the Lady of the Rock)
- With: Sir Uwaine Sir Hue
- “And if ye win us in battle the lady shall have her lands again. Ye say well, said Sir Uwaine, therefore make you ready so that ye be here to-morn in the defence of the lady’s right.”
- Sir Uwaine kills Sir Edward during their combat.(Book IV, Chapter XXVII · 📍 plain without the gates)
- With: Sir Uwaine
- “At the last Sir Uwaine smote Sir Edward upon the helm such a stroke that his sword carved unto his canel bone, and then Sir Hue abated his courage, but Sir Uwaine pressed fast to have slain him. That saw Sir Hue: he kneeled down and yielded him to Sir Uwaine. And he of his gentleness received his sword, and took him by the hand, and went into the castle together. Then the Lady of the Rock was passing glad, and the other brother made great sorrow for his brother’s death.”
- Sir Edward unhorses the King of Scots, while Sir Sadok unhorses the King of North Wales.(Book X, Chapter LXVIII)
- With: King of Scots Sir Sadok King of North Wales
- “Then Sir Edward encountered with the King of Scots, in whose party was Sir Tristram and Sir Palomides; and Sir Edward smote the King of Scots quite from his horse, and Sir Sadok smote down the King of North Wales, and gave him a wonder great fall”
- Sir Palomides unhorses Sir Edward and Sir Sadok with his spear.(Book X, Chapter LXVIII)
- With: Sir Palomides Sir Sadok
- “And so Sir Palomides dressed his shield and his spear, and with all his might he met with Sir Edward of Orkney, that he smote him so hard that his horse might not stand on his feet, and so they hurtled to the earth; and then with the same spear Sir Palomides smote down Sir Sadok over his horse’s croup.”
Book IV, Chapter XXVI
- siblings with Sir Hue “So there were in the country two knights that were brethren, and they were called two perilous knights, the one knight hight Sir Edward of the Red Castle, and the other Sir Hue of the Red Castle;”
- enemies with Lady of the Rock “and these two brethren had disherited the Lady of the Rock of a barony of lands by their extortion.”
- with Sir Uwaine (Sir Uwaine challenges one of the two brothers to battle.) “Well, said Sir Uwaine, then will I fight with one of you, and prove that ye do this lady wrong.”
- rivals with Sir Uwaine “Well, said Sir Uwaine, then will I fight with one of you, and prove that ye do this lady wrong.”
Book X, Chapter LXVIII
- siblings with Sir Sadok “Then came therein two brethren, cousins unto Sir Gawaine, the one hight Sir Edward, that other hight Sir Sadok, the which were two good knights;”
- cousins with Sir Gawaine “Then came therein two brethren, cousins unto Sir Gawaine, the one hight Sir Edward, that other hight Sir Sadok, the which were two good knights;”
- rivals with Sir Palomides “And so Sir Palomides dressed his shield and his spear, and with all his might he met with Sir Edward of Orkney, that he smote him so hard that his horse might not stand on his feet, and so they hurtled to the earth;”
- rivals with King of Scots “Then Sir Edward encountered with the King of Scots, in whose party was Sir Tristram and Sir Palomides; and Sir Edward smote the King of Scots quite from his horse,”
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