Le Morte d’Arthur · Character
King Meliodas
King of Liones and father of Sir Tristram.
minor
Also known as Meliodas, the King Meliodas
First appearance: How Sir Tristram de Liones was born, and how his mother died at his birth, wherefore she named him Tristram
King Meliodas shows up with force in How Sir Tristram de Liones was born, and how his mother died at his birth, wherefore she named him Tristram. The page is where that presence becomes real.
King of Liones, husband of Elizabeth, imprisoned by a lady who loved him.
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- Central tragic figures
- Protagonist
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- How Sir Tristram de Liones was born, and how his mother died at his birth, wherefore she named him Tristram
- How the Stepmother of Sir Tristram Had Ordained Poison for to Have Poisoned Sir Tristram
- How Sir Tristram was sent into France, and had one to govern him named Gouvernail, and how he learned to harp, hawk, and hunt
- How Sir Marhaus Came for Truage
- How Tristram Enterprised the Battle to Fight for the Truage of Cornwall
- How Sir Tristram departed from the king and La Beale Isoud out of Ireland for to come into Cornwall
- How Sir Tristram and King Mark hurted each other for the love of a knight's wife
- How Sir Tristram served in war King Howel of Brittany, and slew his adversary in the field
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