# Marie de France — Lais character guide

> Marie de France in Lais by Marie de France.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Marie, Dame Marie

**First appearance:** 0002-prologue-by-way-of-dedication

## Who they are

The poet-narrator who appears in the prologue.

## In the story

### [Lais](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lais_se/chapters/lais)

The author and narrator of the Lais, who frames the stories with her own reflections on love and storytelling.

### [Prologue by Way of Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lais_se/chapters/prologue-by-way-of-dedication)

The author and narrator, who dedicates her collection of Lais to a noble king.

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

The narrator who introduces the tale and defends her craft against envious critics.

### [The Lay of the Dolorous Knight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lais_se/chapters/the-lay-of-the-dolorous-knight)

Narrator who recounts hearing the lay from a minstrel and identifies the setting as Nantes, Brittany.

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

The narrator who recounts the ancient Breton lay, emphasizing the story's truth and the fates of the three lovers.

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

Narrator of the lay, introducing the tale as a Breton harper's song.

### [The Lay of Sir Launfal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lais_se/chapters/the-lay-of-sir-launfal)

The narrator who tells the lay of Sir Launfal, concluding with the knight's disappearance to Avalon.

### [The Lay of the Two Lovers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lais_se/chapters/the-lay-of-the-two-lovers)

Narrator who recounts the lay of the two lovers, attributing its origin to the Bretons.

### [The Lay of the Ash Tree](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lais_se/chapters/the-lay-of-the-ash-tree)

Narrator of the lay, presenting the story of Frêne's abandonment and rise.

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

Narrator of the lay, recounting the story as sung by minstrels and written by scribes.

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

The narrator who recounts the lay of Equitan and draws a moral lesson from the tale.

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

The narrator who introduces the lay and tells the story of Yonec.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lais_se/characters/marie_de_france
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- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lais_se/characters