Le Morte d’Arthur · Character
King Rience
A king who wars against Arthur and is defeated.
minor
First appearance: The Sword and the Damosel
King Rience shows up with force in Of a dream of the King with the Hundred Knights. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Implied as one of the eleven kings opposing Arthur, though not named directly in this chapter.
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In Of a dream of the King with the Hundred Knights: Implied as one of the eleven kings opposing Arthur, though not named directly in this chapter. Later, in The Battle Against the Eleven Kings: Implied as one of the…
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- Supporting and legendary figures
- Central tragic figures
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This excerpt marks the dramatic climax because it presents the emotional and psychological peak of Sir Launcel…
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- Of a dream of the King with the Hundred Knights
- The Battle Against the Eleven Kings
- How King Arthur, King Ban, and King Bors rescued King Leodegrance, and other incidents
- How tidings came to Arthur that King Rience had overcome eleven kings, and how he desired Arthur’s beard to trim his mantle.
- How all the children were sent for that were born on May-day, and how Mordred was saved
- The Sword and the Damosel
- How Balin and his brother, by the counsel of Merlin, took King Rience and brought him to King Arthur
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