Sir Vauflart de la Croix

Family: Hainault · Role: knight · First appears: Book 1, Chapter 26

Life events

Sir Vauflart de la Croix surrendered to troopers and was taken to their army.(Book 1, Chapter 26)
- “they made such a shouting and noise, that Sir Vauflart came out, and surrendered himself to them, who led him to the army, and gave him up to their commander.”
The King of France took custody of Sir Vauflart, sent him to Lisle, and he was put to death without ransom.(Book 1, Chapter 26 · 📍 Lisle)
- With: King Philip
- “But the King of France, having heard of it, wished to take cognizance of it himself: so Sir Vauflart was given up to him, and the king sent him to Lisle, where, as he had done much harm to the inhabitants, they would not accept of any ransom, but put him to death.”

with hainaulters (Hainaulters is a group, not an individual; excluded from pairwise character relations.) “Soon after the King of France had taken up his quarters, with his army, near the bridge of Bouvines, a company of Hainaulters put themselves in motion by the exhortations of Sir Vauflart de la Croix, who told them he knew all the country well, and he could lead them to a part of the French army which they would be sure of conquering.”

Extracted from the original text of The Boy's Froissart. Made with Rho MD.