# King Meliodas — Le Morte d’Arthur character guide

> King Meliodas in Le Morte d’Arthur by Thomas Malory.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Meliodas, the King Meliodas

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

King of Liones and father of Sir Tristram.

## In the story

### [How Sir Tristram de Liones was born, and how his mother died at his birth, wherefore she named him Tristram](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/i)

King of Liones, husband of Elizabeth, imprisoned by a lady who loved him.

### [How the Stepmother of Sir Tristram Had Ordained Poison for to Have Poisoned Sir Tristram](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ii)

King Meliodas mourns his first queen, remarries, discovers his new queen's treason, condemns her to death, but grants Tristram's boon to spare her.

### [How Sir Tristram was sent into France, and had one to govern him named Gouvernail, and how he learned to harp, hawk, and hunt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iii)

Father of Tristram, rejoices at his son's return and accomplishments.

### [How Sir Marhaus Came for Truage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iv)

The news of Sir Marhaus's challenge reaches him.

### [How Tristram Enterprised the Battle to Fight for the Truage of Cornwall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/v)

Father of Tristram, he gives his son leave to ride to King Mark and be made knight.

### [How Sir Tristram departed from the king and La Beale Isoud out of Ireland for to come into Cornwall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xii)

Mentioned as Tristram's father, King of Liones.

### [How Sir Tristram and King Mark hurted each other for the love of a knight's wife](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiii)

Tristram's father, who gives him lands and goods upon his visit.

### [How Sir Tristram served in war King Howel of Brittany, and slew his adversary in the field](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxvi)

Father of Sir Tristram, mentioned indirectly through Tristram's lineage.

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