Sir Hemison

Role: knight · First appears: Book IX, Chapter XLI

Life events

Sir Tristram defeated and grievously wounded Sir Hemison in combat.(Book IX, Chapter XLI)
- With: Sir Tristram
- “Then they rushed together as it had been thunder, and Sir Hemison brised his spear upon Sir Tristram, but his harness was so good that he might not hurt him. And Sir Tristram smote him harder, and bare him through the body, and he fell over his horse’s croup. Then Sir Tristram turned to have done more with his sword, but he saw so much blood go from him that him seemed he was likely to die”
Sir Hemison died from wounds inflicted by Sir Tristram de Liones.(Book IX, Chapter XLII)
- With: Sir Tristram
- “there Sir Hemison fell down dead.”
Morgan le Fay buried Sir Hemison and marked his tomb with his death.(Book IX, Chapter XLII)
- With: Morgan le Fay
- “And then she let despoil him unto his shirt, and so she let him put into a tomb.”

with Morgan le Fay (Sir Hemison is Morgan le Fay's paramour.) “CHAPTER XLI. How Sir Tristram took with him the shield, and also how he slew the paramour of Morgan le Fay.”
enemies with Sir Tristram (Sir Hemison vows to slay Sir Tristram; they then fight, and Sir Tristram kills him.) “For your sake, said Sir Hemison, I shall slay him.”

with Sir Tristram (Sir Tristram killed Sir Hemison.) “Here lieth Sir Hemison, slain by the hands of Sir Tristram de Liones.”

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