# Ulrica — Ivanhoe character guide

> Ulrica in Ivanhoe by Walter Scott.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Urfried, the Saxon witch, old Urfried, Good Dame Urfried

**First appearance:** 0022-xix

## Who they are

An aged Saxon crone whose hatred of her Norman masters burns colder and longer than any siege fire, and who waits within the walls of Torquilstone for a reckoning only she can deliver.

## In the story

### [Chapter XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/xxvii)

Urfried (Ulrica) reveals her identity as the daughter of Torquil Wolfganger and confesses her life of degradation and guilt as the paramour of her father's murderer.

### [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/xxviii)

Mentioned as Urfried; tasked with guarding Ivanhoe but devolves the care to Rebecca.

### [The Siege of Torquilstone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/xxx)

Reveals herself as the daughter of Torquil Wolfganger, confronts Front-de-Boeuf, and sets the castle ablaze as an act of revenge.

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