Sir Tramtrist
Role: knight · First appears: Book VIII, Chapter XI
Life events
- The queen identifies Sir Tramtrist as the knight who killed her brother, Sir Marhaus.(Book VIII, Chapter XI)
- With: Queen La Beale Isoud Sir Marhaus
- “And when the queen espied that gap in the sword, she remembered her of a piece of a sword that was found in the brain-pan of Sir Marhaus, the good knight that was her brother. Alas then, said she unto her daughter, La Beale Isoud, this is the same traitor knight that slew my brother, thine eme.”
- The queen attacks Sir Tramtrist with his sword, but Hebes restrains her and removes it.(Book VIII, Chapter XI)
- With: Queen Hebes
- “And then the queen gripped that sword in her hand fiercely, and with all her might she ran straight upon Tramtrist where he sat in his bain, and there she had rived him through had not Sir Hebes gotten her in his arms, and pulled the sword from her, and else she had thrust him through.”
- The queen reports to King Anguish that Sir Tramtrist killed Sir Marhaus.(Book VIII, Chapter XI)
- With: Queen King Anguish Sir Marhaus
- “O my lord, here have ye in your house that traitor knight that slew my brother and your servant, that noble knight, Sir Marhaus. Who is that, said King Anguish, and where is he? Sir, she said, it is Sir Tramtrist, the same knight that my daughter healed.”
- King Anguish offers Sir Tramtrist safe departure if he reveals his identity and admits killing Sir Marhaus.(Book VIII, Chapter XI)
- With: King Anguish Sir Marhaus
- “therefore upon this condition I will give thee leave for to depart from this court in safety, so thou wilt tell me who was thy father, and what is thy name, and if thou slew Sir Marhaus, my brother.”
Book VIII, Chapter XI
- patron: King Anguish (King Anguish hosts and cherishes Sir Tramtrist at his court.) “Thus was Sir Tramtrist long there well cherished with the king and the queen, and namely with La Beale Isoud.”
- with La Beale Isoud (Isoud healed Tramtrist.) “it is Sir Tramtrist, the same knight that my daughter healed.”
- with Gouvernail (Gouvernail serves as Tramtrist's attendant.) “and therewhiles Gouvernail and Hebes attended upon Tramtrist”
- with Hebes (Hebes prevents the queen from attacking Tramtrist.) “there she had rived him through had not Sir Hebes gotten her in his arms, and pulled the sword from her, and else she had thrust him through.”
- with Sir Marhaus (The queen identifies Tramtrist as the knight who killed Sir Marhaus.) “this is the same traitor knight that slew my brother, thine eme.”
- admirer: La Beale Isoud (Isoud loves Tramtrist.) “When Isoud heard her say so she was passing sore abashed, for passing well she loved Tramtrist, and full well she knew the cruelness of her mother the queen.”
- servant: Gouvernail (Gouvernail attends upon Tramtrist.) “and therewhiles Gouvernail and Hebes attended upon Tramtrist”
- servant: Hebes (Hebes attends upon Tramtrist.) “and therewhiles Gouvernail and Hebes attended upon Tramtrist”
- with Sir Hebes (Hebes rescues Tramtrist from the queen's attack.) “and there she had rived him through had not Sir Hebes gotten her in his arms, and pulled the sword from her, and else she had thrust him through.”
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