Sir Gilmere

Role: knight · First appears: Book VI, Chapter XII

Life events

The three brothers realize their opponent is not Sir Kay.(Book VI, Chapter XII)
- With: Sir Launcelot Sir Gaunter Sir Raynold
- “Yonder knight is not Sir Kay, for he is bigger than he.”
Sir Launcelot defeats Sir Gilmere, leaving him senseless.(Book VI, Chapter XII)
- With: Sir Launcelot
- “Sir Gilmere put forth his spear, and ran to Sir Launcelot, and Sir Launcelot smote him down that he lay in a swoon.”
The three brothers swear to present themselves to Dame Guenever as prisoners.(Book VI, Chapter XII)
- With: Queen Guenever Sir Gaunter Sir Raynold
- “As for that be it as it be may, for ye shall yield you unto dame Guenever, and look that ye be with her on Whitsunday, and yield you unto her as prisoners, and say that Sir Kay sent you unto her. Then they swore it should be done”

siblings with Sir Gaunter “Anon therewith arose Sir Gaunter, and came unto his brother Sir Gilmere, and bade him, Arise, and help we our brother Sir Raynold”
siblings with Sir Raynold “Anon therewith arose Sir Gaunter, and came unto his brother Sir Gilmere, and bade him, Arise, and help we our brother Sir Raynold”
friends with Sir Gaunter “Anon therewith arose Sir Gaunter, and came unto his brother Sir Gilmere, and bade him, Arise, and help we our brother Sir Raynold, that yonder marvellously matched yonder good knight.”
rivals with Sir Launcelot “Then anon they took their horses and overtook Sir Launcelot, and Sir Gilmere put forth his spear, and ran to Sir Launcelot, and Sir Launcelot smote him down that he lay in a swoon.”
with Queen Guenever (Sir Gilmere is instructed to surrender to Dame Guenever as a prisoner.) “As for that be it as it be may, for ye shall yield you unto dame Guenever, and look that ye be with her on Whitsunday, and yield you unto her as prisoners, and say that Sir Kay sent you unto her.”

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