King Howel

Also known as: Howel · Family: Brittany · Role: king · First appears: Book VIII, Chapter XXXV

Life events

• La Beale Isoud directs the wounded Tristram to seek healing from Isoud la Blanche Mains in Brittany.(Book VIII, Chapter XXXV · 📍 Brittany)
  • With: La Beale Isoud Sir Tristram Isoud la Blanche Mains
  • “therefore she biddeth you haste into Brittany to King Howel, and there ye shall find his daughter, Isoud la Blanche Mains, and she shall help thee.”
• Isoud la Blanche Mains heals Sir Tristram after King Howel welcomes him.(Book VIII, Chapter XXXV · 📍 Brittany)
  • With: Sir Tristram Isoud la Blanche Mains
  • “and so within a while she healed him.”
• Earl Grip waged war against King Howel, defeated him, and besieged him.(Book VIII, Chapter XXXVI)
  • With: Earl Grip
  • “There was an earl that hight Grip, and this earl made great war upon the king, and put the king to the worse, and besieged him.”
• King Howel offered Sir Tristram his entire kingdom, but Sir Tristram refused it.(Book VIII, Chapter XXXVI)
  • With: Sir Tristram
  • “Then King Howel embraced him in his arms, and said: Sir Tristram, all my kingdom I will resign to thee. God defend, said Sir Tristram, for I am beholden unto you for your daughter’s sake to do for you.”
• King Howel welcomed Kehydius upon his arrival in Brittany.(Book VIII, Chapter XL · 📍 Brittany)
  • With: Sir Kehydius
  • “Sir Tristram’s wife and Kehydius took a vessel and sailed into Brittany, unto King Howel, where he was welcome.”

Book VIII, Chapter XXXV

• child: Isoud la Blanche Mains “For thy lady, La Beale Isoud, may not help thee, therefore she biddeth you haste into Brittany to King Howel, and there ye shall find his daughter, Isoud la Blanche Mains, and she shall help thee.”

Book VIII, Chapter XXXVI

• enemies with Earl Grip “There was an earl that hight Grip, and this earl made great war upon the king, and put the king to the worse, and besieged him.”
• child: Sir Kehydius “Sir Kehydius, that was son to King Howel”
• with Sir Tristram (King Howel recruits Sir Tristram to serve as his champion in war.) “And so he yede unto Sir Tristram, and prayed him in his wars to help him: For my son, Sir Kehydius, may not go into the field. Sir, said Sir Tristram, I will go to the field and do what I may.”

Book VIII, Chapter XL

• protégé: Sir Kehydius (King Howel welcomes and hosts Kehydius.) “Sir Tristram’s wife and Kehydius took a vessel and sailed into Brittany, unto King Howel, where he was welcome.”

Book IX, Chapter XVI

• child: Sir Kehydius “And yet, as I am true knight, she is a clean maiden for me; but wit thou well, Sir Kehydius, for this falsehood and treason thou hast done me, I will revenge it upon thee.”

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