Guenelon

Family: Cornwall · Role: baron · First appears: Chapter 3 · Part 1

Guenelon was a baron of Cornwall and one of four barons who hated Tristan for his greatness and for the tender love King Mark bore him. In Chapter 3, he joined Andret, Gondoïne, and Denoalen in turning many of Cornwall’s chief men against Tristan and pressing King Mark to marry for an heir: “They brought over the greater part of the barons and these pressed King Mark to take to wife some king’s daughter who should give him an heir”. King Mark gave the barons forty days to hear his decision.

By Chapter 8 at Morois, Guenelon was pursuing Tristan as one of the traitors. Gorvenal, remembering the wrong Guenelon had done, ambushed him, seized his rein, and hewed him to death, carrying off his head.

Relationship record

Life events

• Four barons turn Cornwall’s chief men against Tristan and pressure King Mark to marry for an heir.(Chapter 3 · Part 1 · 📍 Cornwall)
  • With: Andret Gondoïne Denoalen King Mark Tristan
  • “They brought over the greater part of the barons and these pressed King Mark to take to wife some king’s daughter who should give him an heir”
• King Mark gives his barons forty days to hear his decision.(Chapter 3 · Part 1)
  • With: King Mark Andret Gondoïne Denoalen
  • “At this, King Mark made a term with his barons and gave them forty days to hear his decision.”
• Gorvenal ambushes and kills Guenelon, one of the traitors pursuing Tristan.(Chapter 8 · Part 1 · 📍 Morois)
  • With: Gorvenal
  • “Gorvenal leapt from his ambush and seized the rein and, suddenly, remembering all the wrong that man had done, hewed him to death”

Chapter 3 · Part 1

• enemies with Tristan “there were in the court of King Mark four barons the basest of men, who hated Tristan with a hard hate, for his greatness and for the tender love the King bore him. And well I know their names: Andret, Guenelon, Gondoïne and Denoalen.”
• with King Mark (Guenelon was one of the four barons pressuring King Mark.) “They brought over the greater part of the barons and these pressed King Mark to take to wife some king’s daughter who should give him an heir, or else they threatened to return each man into his keep and wage him war.”

Chapter 8 · Part 1

• enemies with Tristan “he came fast, he would return more slowly. He passed and Gorvenal leapt from his ambush and seized the rein and, suddenly, remembering all the wrong that man had done, hewed him to death”
• enemies with Gorvenal “he came fast, he would return more slowly. He passed and Gorvenal leapt from his ambush and seized the rein and, suddenly, remembering all the wrong that man had done, hewed him to death”
• with Gorvenal (Gorvenal kills Guenelon.) “He passed and Gorvenal leapt from his ambush and seized the rein and, suddenly, remembering all the wrong that man had done, hewed him to death and carried off his head in his hands.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Romance of Tristan and Iseult. Made with Rho MD.