Hermance

Also known as: King Hermance · Family: Red City · Role: king · First appears: Book X, Chapter LIX

Life events

Hermance is found dead aboard a richly covered vessel after being slain by deadly wounds.(Book X, Chapter LIX · 📍 Humber bank)
- “And when he came within he saw a fair bed richly covered, and thereupon lay a dead seemly knight, all armed save the head, was all be-bled with deadly wounds upon him”
Hermance’s letter reveals his murder and promises the Red City and castles to his avenger.(Book X, Chapter LIX · 📍 Humber bank)
- “Hermance, king and lord of the Red City, I send unto all knights errant, recommending unto you noble knights of Arthur’s court. I beseech them all among them to find one knight that will fight for my sake with two brethren that I brought up of nought, and feloniously and traitorly they have slain me; wherefore I beseech one good knight to revenge my death. And he that revengeth my death I will that he have my Red City and all my castles.”

with Sir Palomides (Palomides undertakes to avenge Hermance's death.) “Sir, said Palomides, I pray you give me this enterprise, and ye shall see me achieve it worshipfully, other else I shall die in this quarrel.”

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