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Sir Meliagrance

A villainous knight who kidnaps Queen Guenever.

minor

Also known as Meliagrance

First appearance: How Queen Guenever rode a-Maying with certain knights of the Round Table and clad all in green

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Makes a woeful complaint about his love for Queen Guenever, overheard by Sir Lamorak.

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How Sir Palomides followed the Questing Beast, and smote down Sir Tristram and Sir Lamorak with one spear.
Makes a woeful complaint about his love for Queen Guenever, overheard by Sir Lamorak.
How Sir Lamorak met with Sir Meliagaunce, and fought together for the beauty of Dame Guenever
Declares his love for Queen Guenever and fights Sir Lamorak over whose lady is fairest.
XIV
Explains the cause of the battle with Sir Lamorak over the beauty of Queen Guenever versus Queen Morgawse.
XLI
Son of King Bagdemagus; plots to have Sir Launcelot's horse killed.
XLII
Struck in the throat by Sir Galahalt in his wrath, nearly breaking his neck.
How Sir Galahad Departed, and How He Was Commanded to Go to the Castle of Maidens to Destroy the Wicked Custom
Wounded knight who is rebuked for his pride and presumption in taking the quest without clean confession.
Book XIX
Falsely accuses Queen Guenever of treason and is defeated by Launcelot in combat.
How Queen Guenever rode a-Maying with certain knights of the Round Table and clad all in green
Son of King Bagdemagus, he has long loved Queen Guenever and now plots to ambush her and her knights, knowing Sir Launcelot is absent.
How Sir Meliagrance Took the Queen and Her Knights
Ambushes the queen and her knights, declaring his long-held love and intent to take her by force.
How Sir Launcelot Had Word How the Queen Was Taken
Takes the queen and her knights captive, sets an ambush for Launcelot.
How Sir Launcelot’s horse was slain, and how Sir Launcelot rode in a cart for to rescue the queen
The antagonist who has taken the queen; Launcelot accuses him of treason and challenges him.
How Sir Meliagrance Required Forgiveness of the Queen, and How She Appeased Sir Launcelot; and Other Matters
Falls to his knees before the queen, begs forgiveness, and puts himself wholly in her grace.
How Sir Launcelot came in the night to the queen and lay with her, and how Sir Meliagrance appeached the queen of treason
Discovers the blood on the queen's bed and accuses her of treason before the knights.
VII
Accuses the queen of treason and challenges Launcelot to a duel. Tricks Launcelot into falling into a trap and hides his disappearance.
How Sir Launcelot was delivered out of prison by a lady, and took a white courser and came for to keep his day
Implicitly the captor; his stable holds the horses from which Launcelot chooses.
How Sir Launcelot came the same time that Sir Meliagrance abode him in the field and dressed him to battle.
Accuses the queen falsely, commits treason against Sir Launcelot, is defeated and slain.

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