# Sir Marhaus — Le Morte d’Arthur character guide > Sir Marhaus in Le Morte d’Arthur by Thomas Malory. **Role:** minor **Also known as:** Marhaus, Sir Marhaus of Ireland **First appearance:** 0004-i ## Who they are A knight of the Round Table who is slain by Tristram in combat. ## In the story ### [How Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine met with twelve fair damosels, and how they complained on Sir Marhaus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xvii) The knight whose shield is being dishonored; he arrives and defeats two knights, killing them. ### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xviii) Overthrows Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine in jousts; fights Gawaine on foot; explains his hatred of sorceresses; offers lodging and brotherhood. ### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xix) Chooses the damosel of thirty winters and takes the southward path. ### [How Sir Marhaus rode with the damosel, and how he came to the Duke of the South Marches](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxiv) A knight of King Arthur's Round Table, born in Ireland, who accepts lodging at the Duke's castle and faces a challenge. ### [How Sir Marhaus fought with the duke and his four sons and made them to yield them](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxv) Protagonist of the chapter; defeats a duke and his sons, wins a tournament, slays the giant Taulurd, and overthrows four knights of Arthur's court. ### [How Sir Uwaine fought with two knights and overcame them](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxvii) Mentioned as one of the knights who had made a promise to meet at the cross-way, and he brings his damosel. ### [The Return to Court and the Rise of New Knights](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxviii) Accompanies Gawaine and Uwaine to court; is made a Knight of the Round Table and later slain by Sir Tristram. ### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/viii) Appointed to await on Arthur's person during the battle. ### [How Sir Turquine was slain, and how Sir Launcelot bade Sir Gaheris deliver all the prisoners](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ix) Mentioned as one of the knights whose shield Launcelot saw on the tree ### [Book VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/book-viii) Irish knight defeated by Tristram in single combat, setting Tristram on his path to Ireland. ### [How Sir Marhaus Came for Truage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iv) A Knight of the Round Table sent by King Anguish to fight for the truage. ### [How Tristram Enterprised the Battle to Fight for the Truage of Cornwall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/v) Knight of the Table Round demanding truage from Cornwall; he agrees to fight Tristram upon learning his royal blood. ### [How Sir Tristram arrived into the Island for to furnish the battle with Sir Marhaus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vi) Waits under the shadow of his ships on the far side of the island, ready for battle. ### [How Sir Tristram Fought Against Sir Marhaus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vii) Knight of the Round Table from Ireland, wounded and forced to flee. ### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/viii) Dies from the wound given by Sir Tristram; a piece of Tristram's sword is found in his head. ### [How the queen espied that Sir Tristram had slain her brother Sir Marhaus by his sword, and in what jeopardy he was.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xi) Deceased brother of the queen; his sword fragment is used to identify Tristram as his killer. ### [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 the knight Tristram fought and defeated, leaving him alive but without his shield and sword. ### [How Sir Launcelot brought Sir Tristram to the court, and of the great joy that the king and other made for the coming of Sir Tristram.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vi) His siege is given to Tristram; he was slain by Tristram in combat. ### [How for the despite of Sir Tristram King Mark came with two knights into England, and how he slew one of the knights](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vii) His former seat at the Round Table is given to Sir Tristram. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/characters/sir_marhaus - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/characters