# Trulla — Hudibras character guide

> Trulla in Hudibras by Samuel Butler.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** gentle Trulla

**First appearance:** 0003-part-i-canto-i

## Snapshot

A fierce Amazonian brawler who helps haul the wounded Bruin off at a dead lift and later takes the field against Hudibras.

## Who they are

Trulla moves among the butchers, tinkers, and bear-ward's allies who make up the anti-Hudibras faction, and Cerdon credits her with saving Bruin from the dogs. Her name means something like a wench or trull, yet she fights with a man's stoutness, mocking the poem's assumptions about who belongs in combat. Her presence sharpens the satire's gender comedy and keeps the crowd of low-born combatants vivid as the chase for the knight unfolds.

## Relationships

### [Hudibras](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudibras_se/characters/hudibras)

_rivalry_

Trulla, a fierce Amazon-like woman, defeats Hudibras in combat and humiliates him.

## In the story

### [Hudibras Part I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudibras_se/chapters/hudibras)

A valiant woman among the crowd who helps rally the rout and captures Hudibras.

### [Canto III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudibras_se/chapters/part-i-canto-iii)

A swift and bold woman who pities Bruin and calls on Cerdon to help rescue him.

### [The Lady’s Answer to the Knight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudibras_se/chapters/part-iii-the-lady-s-answer-to-the-knight)

Mentioned as the Amazon who disarmed Hudibras and won his sword and spurs in single combat.

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