damosel

Role: companion · First appears: Book VII, Chapter VIII

Life events

• Lanceor was slain, prompting the damosel who loved him to take his sword.(Book II, Chapter VI)
  • With: Lanceor
  • “And when she espied that Lanceor was slain, she made sorrow out of measure”
• The damosel killed herself with Lanceor’s sword from grief over his death.(Book II, Chapter VI)
  • With: Balin
  • “and suddenly she set the pommel to the ground, and rove herself through the body.”
• A damosel revealed that an unnamed lady was besieged and her lands destroyed by the Red Knight.(Book VII, Chapter II · 📍 Carlion)
  • With: Red Knight lady
  • “I have a lady of great worship and renown, and she is besieged with a tyrant, so that she may not out of her castle; and because here are called the noblest knights of the world, I come to you to pray you of succour.”
• The king refused to send his knights until the damosel disclosed the lady's name and residence.(Book VII, Chapter II · 📍 Carlion)
  • With: Sir Gawaine Sir Launcelot Sir Kay
  • “Then was the king glad and sat him down. Right so there came a damosel into the hall and saluted the king, and prayed him of succour.”
• Beaumains spares Green Knight at the damosel’s request.(Book VII, Chapter VIII)
  • With: Beaumains Green Knight
  • “Then he said, Sir knight with the green arms, I release thee quit at this damosel’s request, for I will not make her wroth, I will fulfil all that she chargeth me.”
• Green Knight offers the damosel lodging and promises to guide her through the forest.(Book VII, Chapter VIII)
  • With: Green Knight
  • “for ye shall lodge with me this night, and to-morn I shall help you through this forest.”
• Beaumains forgives the damosel for her insults and accepts her apology.(Book VII, Chapter XI)
  • With: Beaumains
  • “Alas, she said, fair Beaumains, forgive me all that I have missaid or done against thee. With all my heart, said he, I forgive it you”
• Beaumains reveals that his hardships and battles were meant to test his friends and prove himself.(Book VII, Chapter XI)
  • With: Beaumains
  • “but all that I did it for to prove and assay my friends, and that shall be known another day”
• Alisander accepts the damosel’s love and aid in exchange for his deliverance.(Book X, Chapter XXXVIII)
  • With: Alisander
  • “As Jesu help me, said the damosel, an ye would love me and be ruled by me, I shall make your deliverance with your worship. Tell me, said Alisander, by what means, and ye shall have my love.”

Book VII, Chapter VIII

• patron: Green Knight “Nay, dread you not, said the Green Knight, for ye shall lodge with me this night, and to-morn I shall help you through this forest.”

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