Renaud de Beaujeu
Le Bel Inconnu (The Fair Unknown)
List of Characters
Moritz Ludwig von Schwind (Austrian, 1804-1871)
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Agolans King of Scotland.
Aquins d’Orbrie present at Arthur’s court.
Arthur King of Britain.
Amangon a king present at Arthur’s court.
Augusel King of Scotland, brother to Lot and Urien. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Baladingan the knight of. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Ban King of Gomoret. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Bedivere of Normandy. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Blioblïeris the knight who guards the Perilous Ford.
Blanches Mains (la Pucelle á) the Maid of the White Hands, and Lady of the Isle of Gold.
Blanchemal la Fey mother of Gingalain.
Blonde Esmerée the Queen of Wales. She rules the realm whose capital is Senaudon (Caer Seint, or Segeint, the Roman Segontium, near Carnarfon in Snowdonia?).
Braimant a giant slain by the young Charlemagne (under the pseudonym Mainet)
Briés de Gonefort present at Arthur’s court.
Bruians King of the Isles. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Brun de Bralant A knight. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Cadoalant A king. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Cadoc A king. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Canaan King of Baradigan. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Caradoc present at Arthur’s court.
Caraés Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Carentins present at Arthur’s court.
Clarie a maiden rescued from the giants, the sister of Saigremors.
De Baladingan the Chevalier de Baladingan, present at Arthur’s court.
Dinaus present at Arthur’s court.
Elias a duke. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Enauder a king present at Arthur’s court.
Erec of Estregalles the son of King Lac. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Erians present at Arthur’s court.
Evrain the Cruel, a knight defeated by Gingalain.
Flores a duke. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Florien a king at Arthur’s court.
Gales le Chauve present at Arthur’s court.
Galouain a count. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Gandalus a knight. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Gaudin King of Ireland. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Gawain nephew to King Arthur, and father of Guinglain.
Geldras King of Dunelie (speculatively, Dublin). Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Gerins de Chartres present at Arthur’s court.
Giflet the son of Do, the owner of the sparrowhawk.
Gingalain the hero of the tale, the son of Gawain and Blanchemal the Fey.
Goalan a king and member of King Arthur’s inner council.
Gornemant (or Gormans) de Gohort (or Gorhout). Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Graislemiers de Fin Posterne (or Grahelens). Present at the tournament at Valedon. Brother to Guingamor.
Gringras, King of Wales, now deceased, the father of Blonde Esmerée.
Guerrehés present at Arthur’s court.
Gué Périlleux a knight. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Guingamor Brother to Graislemiers. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Guinlain of Tintagel present at Arthur’s court.
Guivret King of the Irish. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Gunes a knight of Cirencester. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Hardi le Laid, of Cornwall. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Haute Montagne the lord of. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Hélie the maiden who seeks aid for her lady at Arthur’s court, servant to Esmerée. Cousin to Margery of Scotland.
Helin the White (le Blanc), the lord of Graies, and supporter of Blioblïeris, the knight who guards the Perilous Ford.
Hoel (Hywel) King of Gohenet. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Hoel of Nantes Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Kahadinst Duke of Lanprebois. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Kay the Seneschal to King Arthur.
Keus d’Estraus present at Arthur’s court.
Lancelot of the Lake Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Lanpars the lord of Castle Galigans. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Lindesie A king. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
L’Orguillous (‘The Pride’) de la Lande. The knight who contests the theft of a hound.
Lot a king at Arthur’s court, brother to Urien and Augusel.
Mabon one of the pair of enchanters who persecuted Blonde Esmerée.
Mainet Charlemagne’s pseudonym in the fragmentary chanson de geste ‘Mainet’
Malgiers le Gris the knight who defends the bridge at the Golden Isle.
Margery sister to King Agolans of Scotland, and the maiden involved in the adventure of the sparrowhawk. Cousin to Hélie.
Mark King of Cornwall. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Melian de Lis. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Montescler Li Sors de (or Le Roux, ‘the ginger-haired’). Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Mordred A king, present at the tournament at Valedon.
Morholt a ‘giant’ of a knight, Iseult’s maternal uncle, slain by Tristan, in a duel in Cornwall.
Norgalles Duke of. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Oduïns a count present at Arthur’s court.
Oliver friend and comrade to Roland, in the epic ‘Song of Roland’.
Perceval of Wales. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Randuras (or Raidurains). Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Red Castle (La Cité Rouge), the king of the. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Riciers a count present at Arthur’s court.
Robert the squire whom Gawain assigns to the Fair Unknown.
Roland nephew to Charlemagne and hero of the epic ‘Song of Roland’.
Rose Espanie (‘The Rose in Bloom’), the ugly lady loved by Giflet, the owner of the sparrowhawk.
Saies the chevalier of, supporter of Blioblïeris, the knight who guards the Perilous Ford. His horse is named Gramadone.
Saigremors a knight, the brother of Clarie.
Segures brother to Mordred. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
The Fair Coward a knight at Arthur’s court.
The Knight of the Ill-Fitting Coat a knight at Arthur’s court.
Tidogolains the dwarf who accompanies the maiden Hélie.
Tor the son of King Arés. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Tristan the maternal nephew of King Mark of Cornwall, legendary lover of Iseult in the tale of ‘Tristan’.
Truerem the Count of, Lord of the Dark Isle (l’Ile Noire). Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Urien a king at Arthur’s court, brother to Lot and Augusel.
William of Salebrant a supporter of Blioblïeris. The knight who guards the Perilous Ford.
Yder a knight. Present at the tournament at Valedon.
Yseult the Fair Queen of Cornwall, wife to King Mark. She was beloved of Tristan.
Yvain King of Lindezie, present at the tournament at Valedon.