Pellam

Also known as: King Pellam · Family: Pellam's court · Role: king · First appears: Balin and Balan 1

Life events

Garlon pays Arthur’s demanded tribute after Pellam refuses responsibility for it.(Balin and Balan 1)
- With: Arthur Garlon
- “‘I have quite foregone All matters of this world: Garlon, mine heir, Of him demand it,’ which this Garlon gave With much ado”

sworn: Arthur “Pellam the King, who held and lost with Lot In that first war, and had his realm restored But rendered tributary, failed of late To send his tribute; wherefore Arthur called”
enemies with Arthur “A Christless foe of thine as ever dashed Horse against horse”
with Garlon (interaction) “‘I have quite foregone All matters of this world: Garlon, mine heir, Of him demand it,’”
with Arimathaean Joseph (interaction) “And finds himself descended from the Saint Arimathaean Joseph”
enemies with Lot “Pellam the King, who held and lost with Lot In that first war, and had his realm restored”
with Arimathaean Joseph (interaction) “And finds himself descended from the Saint Arimathaean Joseph”

with Balin (Balin arrives at Pellam's hall as a guest) “Far, till the castle of a King, the hall Of Pellam, lichen-bearded, grayly draped With streaming grass, appeared, low-built but strong; The ruinous donjon as a knoll of moss, The battlement overtopt with ivytods, A home of bats, in every tower an owl. Then spake the men of Pellam crying ‘Lord, Why wear ye this crown-royal upon shield?’ Said Balin ‘For the fairest and the best Of ladies living gave me this to bear.’ So stalled his horse, and strode across the court, But found the greetings both of knight and King”
with Garlon (Garlon is present at a feast in Pellam's hall.) “Till when at feast Sir Garlon likewise asked ‘Why wear ye that crown-royal?’ Balin said”

with Balin (interaction) “And Pellam’s feeble cry ‘Stay, stay him! he defileth heavenly things With earthly uses’—made him quickly dive Beneath the boughs”

Extracted from the original text of Idylls of the King. Made with Rho MD.