Ivan
Role: chief of the lepers · First appears: Chapter 7 · Part 1
In Chapter 7, Ivan is the chief of King Mark’s hundred lepers, described as “the ugliest of them all.” When King Mark gives Iseult to Ivan and the lepers instead of burning her, Ivan takes her as the lepers press around.
Ivan drags Iseult beyond the borough bounds with his company, showing an evil gladness. Tristan warns him to leave the Queen, and when Tristan and Gorvenal rescue her, Gorvenal strikes Ivan with an oak sapling until blood runs down to his feet.
Relationship record
Life events
- Mark gives Iseult to Ivan and the lepers instead of burning her.(Chapter 7 · Part 1)
- Tristan and Gorvenal rescue Iseult from Ivan and the lepers.(Chapter 7 · Part 1)
Chapter 7 · Part 1
- with King Mark (Ivan is chief of the lepers belonging to Mark.) “Just then there had come up a hundred lepers of the King’s, deformed and broken, white horribly, and limping on their crutches. And they drew near the flame, and being evil, loved the sight. And their chief Ivan, the ugliest of them all, cried to the King in a quavering voice:”
- enemies with Iseult “But Ivan had an evil gladness, and as he went he dragged her out of the borough bounds, with his hideous company.”
- enemies with Tristan “Ivan, you have been at the Queen’s side a moment, and too long. Now leave her if you would live.”
- enemies with Gorvenal “Gorvenal indeed, snatching up an oak sapling, crashed it on Ivan’s head till his blood ran down to his misshapen feet.”
- with Gorvenal (Gorvenal strikes Ivan while rescuing Iseult.) “Gorvenal indeed, snatching up an oak sapling, crashed it on Ivan’s head till his blood ran down to his misshapen feet.”
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Extracted from the original text of The Romance of Tristan and Iseult. Made with Rho MD.