# Guillardun — Lais character guide

> Guillardun in Lais by Marie de France.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Dame Guillardun

**First appearance:** 0005-the-lay-of-eliduc

## Snapshot

A king's daughter whose sudden, unguarded love for a visiting knight forces her to weigh obedience to her father against the pull of her own heart.

## Who they are

Guillardun is a princess of high birth, raised to be a pawn in her father's alliances, yet she falls for Eliduc the moment he enters her father's court. Her dilemma is sharp and intimate: the man she loves is already bound elsewhere, and every kindness she shows him risks both her reputation and her father's trust. Her choice drives the lay's central knot, turning a tale of knightly service into a study of desire, loyalty, and the cost of loving without permission.

## Relationships

### [Eliduc](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lais_se/characters/eliduc)

_romantic_

Eliduc and Guillardun are lovers, with their bond tested by separation and external conflicts.

### [Gugemar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lais_se/characters/gugemar)

_romantic_

Gugemar and Guillardun are star-crossed lovers, their relationship fraught with obstacles.

### [The Dolorous Knight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lais_se/characters/the_dolorous_knight)

_social_

Guillardun and the Dolorous Knight are likely acquaintances within the same courtly circle.

### [Gugemar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lais_se/characters/gugemar)

_romantic_

Gugemar and Guillardun are star-crossed lovers, their relationship fraught with obstacles.

### [Eliduc](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lais_se/characters/eliduc)

_romantic_

Eliduc and Guillardun are lovers, with their bond tested by separation and external conflicts.

## In the story

### [The Lay of Eliduc](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lais_se/chapters/the-lay-of-eliduc)

The princess of Totenois who falls deeply in love with Eliduc, swoons upon learning of his marriage, and later marries him after his wife releases him.

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