# Tristan l'Hermite — Notre-Dame de Paris character guide

> Tristan l'Hermite in Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Gossip Tristan, Tristan, Tristan the Hermit, Provost Tristan

**First appearance:** 0064-v-the-retreat-in-which-monsieur-louis-of-france-says-his-prayers

## Who they are

The king's grim provost and chief executioner.

## In the story

### [I: An Impartial Glance at the Ancient Magistracy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/notre_dame_de_paris_se/chapters/i-an-impartial-glance-at-the-ancient-magistracy)

Mentioned as a friend of Robert d'Estouteville, provost of the marshals of the king's household.

### [The Retreat in Which Monsieur Louis of France Says His Prayers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/notre_dame_de_paris_se/chapters/v-the-retreat-in-which-monsieur-louis-of-france-says-his-prayers)

The king's provost, he tersely suggests hanging Gringoire, showing his ruthless efficiency.

### [The Little Shoe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/notre_dame_de_paris_se/chapters/i-the-little-shoe)

Leads the search for the witch, interrogates the recluse, and orders the hangman to seize Esmeralda.

### [La Creatura Bella Bianco Vestita](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/notre_dame_de_paris_se/chapters/ii-la-creatura-bella-bianco-vestita)

Leads the king's archers in searching the cathedral for Esmeralda, guided unknowingly by Quasimodo.

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