# Norman — A Tangled Tale character guide

> Norman in A Tangled Tale by Lewis Carroll.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0004-knot-i-excelsior

## Snapshot

A young traveller whose filial patience and dry composure are tested by his father's mounting alarm and the island's increasingly ominous customs.

## Who they are

Norman walks beside his anxious father through a land of chained peacocks and talk of beating, answering fearful whispers with gentle, indifferent-sounding questions. When his father clutches his shoulder in sudden panic, Norman staggers, recovers gracefully, and diagnoses the moment as a problem in precession and nutation. His dry wit and steady nerves make him the reader's calm companion through the story's strangest episodes, even as he quietly admits he must think things over.

## Relationships

### [Kgovjni](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tangled_tale_se/characters/kgovjni)

_rivalry_

Kgovjni and Norman are competitive rivals, frequently challenging each other in mathematical contests.

### [Kgovjni](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tangled_tale_se/characters/kgovjni)

_rivalry_

Kgovjni and Norman are competitive rivals, frequently challenging each other in mathematical contests.

### [Kgovjni](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tangled_tale_se/characters/kgovjni)

_rivalry_

Kgovjni and Norman are competitive rivals, frequently challenging each other in mathematical contests.

## In the story

### [Knot VI: Her Radiancy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tangled_tale_se/chapters/knot-vi-her-radiancy)

The younger traveller who remains calm and takes notes on the competition details.

### [Knot VIII: De Omnibus Rebus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tangled_tale_se/chapters/knot-viii-de-omnibus-rebus)

The young traveller who questions the Governor about the pig problem and later recovers gracefully after being startled by his father.

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