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Philip Malvoisin

Norman baron, brother of Albert, involved in the plot against Ivanhoe.

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Also known as Philip de Malvoisin, Sir Philip Malvoisin

First appearance: ii

Philip Malvoisin shows up with force in Chapter I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A Norman knight referenced as an ally of Front-de-Boeuf, representing the oppressive Norman nobility.
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