Garnish of the Mount

Role: knight · First appears: Book II, Chapter XVI

Life events

• Balin prevents Garnish of the Mount from killing himself over love.(Book II, Chapter XVI)
  • With: Balin
  • “for with this sword I slay myself, and pulled it out. And therewith Balin stert unto him and took him by the hand.”
• Balin discovers Garnish's beloved embracing another knight.(Book II, Chapter XVI)
  • With: Balin
  • “under a laurel tree he saw her lie upon a quilt of green samite and a knight in her arms, fast halsing either other”

Book II, Chapter XVI

• knighter: Duke Hermel (Duke Hermel dubbed Garnish as a knight.) “but by my prowess and hardiness a duke hath made me knight, and gave me lands; his name is Duke Hermel”
• friends with Balin (They ride together to aid Garnish.) “Now ride we hence, said these two knights. So they rode more than a pace”

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