Perinis

Family: Ireland · Role: squire · First appears: Chapter 3 · Part 2

In Chapter 3, Iseult took Perinis with her as her squire, alongside Brangien. When they found Tristan still alive in the marsh, Perinis put him on his horse and secretly carried him to the women’s rooms.

At Sandy Heath in Chapter 11, Tristan called him “friend Perinis” and sent him back to Iseult to say he would do her bidding. As Perinis returned to Tintagel, he caught and killed the woodman who had betrayed the lovers.

Relationship record

Life events

• Iseult, Perinis, and Brangien find Tristan alive and secretly carry him to safety.(Chapter 3 · Part 2)
  • With: Iseult Brangien Tristan
  • “They sought him long, Iseult and Perinis and Brangien together, till at last Brangien saw the helm glittering in the marshy grass: and Tristan still breathed. Perinis put him on his horse and bore him secretly to the women’s rooms.”
• Tristan agrees to attend the ordeal disguised as an unarmed pilgrim.(Chapter 11 · Part 1 · 📍 Sandy Heath)
  • With: Iseult Tristan
  • “Then Tristan answered: ‘Go back, friend Perinis, return you to the Queen, and say that I will do her bidding.’”
• Perinis kills the woodman who had betrayed the lovers.(Chapter 11 · Part 1)
  • “but Perinis drove him, and caught him, and broke his staff and his head together, and pushed his body into the pitfall with his feet.”

Chapter 3 · Part 2

• with Iseult (Perinis is Iseult’s squire.) “she took with her Perinis her squire and Brangien her maid”
• employer: Iseult (Iseult's squire) “she took with her Perinis her squire and Brangien her maid”
• with Tristan (Perinis rescued and carried the wounded Tristan) “Perinis put him on his horse and bore him secretly to the women’s rooms”

Chapter 10 · Part 1

• with Iseult (Iseult designates Perinis as her messenger to Tristan.) “and I will send Perinis there to say if anyone misuse me.”
• with Tristan (Perinis is to bring Tristan news about Iseult.) “Go you by night to the abandoned cellar that you know and I will send Perinis there to say if anyone misuse me.”

Chapter 11 · Part 1

• employer: Iseult (Perinis is Iseult's squire.) “But as the heralds rode to Carduel, Iseult sent to Tristan secretly her squire Perinis”
• friends with Tristan “Then Tristan answered: ‘Go back, friend Perinis, return you to the Queen, and say that I will do her bidding.’”

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Extracted from the original text of The Romance of Tristan and Iseult. Made with Rho MD.