King Estorause

Also known as: Estorause · Family: King Estorause's city · Role: king of Sarras · First appears: Book XVII, Chapter XXI

Life events

Estorause imprisons Galahad, Percivale, and Bors in a deep hole after learning about the Sangreal.(Book XVII, Chapter XXI · 📍 Sarras)
- With: Galahad Sir Percivale Sir Bors
- “Then the king was a tyrant, and was come of the line of paynims, and took them and put them in prison in a deep hole.”
King Estorause dies after seeking mercy from the three knights.(Book XVII, Chapter XXII)
- “Then he sent for the three knights, and they came afore him; and he cried them mercy of that he had done to them, and they forgave it him goodly; and he died anon.”

with Galahad (Estorause imprisons Galahad.) “Then the king was a tyrant, and was come of the line of paynims, and took them and put them in prison in a deep hole.”
with Sir Percivale (Estorause imprisons Percivale.) “Then the king was a tyrant, and was come of the line of paynims, and took them and put them in prison in a deep hole.”
with Sir Bors (Estorause imprisons Bors.) “Then the king was a tyrant, and was come of the line of paynims, and took them and put them in prison in a deep hole.”

with Galahad (King Estorause seeks forgiveness from Galahad for his prior wrongdoing.) “Then he sent for the three knights, and they came afore him; and he cried them mercy of that he had done to them, and they forgave it him goodly;”
with Sir Percivale (King Estorause seeks forgiveness from Percivale for his prior wrongdoing.) “Then he sent for the three knights, and they came afore him; and he cried them mercy of that he had done to them, and they forgave it him goodly;”
with Sir Bors (King Estorause seeks forgiveness from Sir Bors for his prior wrongdoing.) “Then he sent for the three knights, and they came afore him; and he cried them mercy of that he had done to them, and they forgave it him goodly;”
with Galahad (Galahad succeeded the deceased King Estorause as king.) “When the king was dead all the city was dismayed, and wist not who might be their king. Right so as they were in counsel there came a voice among them, and bade them choose the youngest knight of them three to be their king: For he shall well maintain you and all yours. So they made Galahad king by all the assent of the holy city, and else they would have slain him.”

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