Tauleas

Family: unknown · Role: giant · First appears: Book IX, Chapter XIX

Life events

Tauleas ends his prolonged confinement after hearing that Sir Tristram is dead.(Book IX, Chapter XIX)
- With: Sir Tristram
- “And there was a giant in that country that hight Tauleas, and for fear of Sir Tristram more than seven year he durst never much go at large, but for the most part he kept him in a sure castle of his own; and so this Tauleas heard tell that Sir Tristram was dead, by the noise of the court of King Mark. Then this Tauleas went daily at large.”
Sir Tristram kills Tauleas while rescuing Sir Dinant from beheading.(Book IX, Chapter XIX)
- With: Sir Tristram Sir Dinant
- “Then Sir Tristram was ware of the sword of the knight thereas it lay; and so thither he ran and took up the sword and struck off Sir Tauleas’ head, and so he yede his way to the herdmen.”

enemies with Sir Tristram “And there was a giant in that country that hight Tauleas, and for fear of Sir Tristram more than seven year he durst never much go at large, but for the most part he kept him in a sure castle of his own.”
with Sir Dinant (Tauleas attacked Sir Dinant and attempted to kill him.) “And as soon as he was from his horse this giant Tauleas came betwixt this knight and his horse, and took the horse and leapt upon him. So forthwith he rode unto Sir Dinant and took him by the collar, and pulled him afore him upon his horse, and there would have stricken off his head.”

with Sir Dinant (The surrounding account identifies the forest adventure in which Sir Dinant was rescued from Tauleas.) “Forsooth, said Sir Dinant, at the fair fountain in your forest where many adventurous knights meet, and there is the mad man. Well, said King Mark, I will see that wild man.”
with Sir Tristram (Sir Tristram, the naked man, defeats or overcomes Tauleas in the forest.) “Then the knight took up the giant’s head and bare it with him unto King Mark, and told him what adventure betid him in the forest, and how a naked man rescued him from the grimly giant, Tauleas.”

with Sir Tristram (Sir Tristram slew Tauleas.) “And well am I rewarded for the slaying of Tauleas, the mighty giant”

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