# Jean de Metz — Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc character guide

> Jean de Metz in Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Sieur de Metz, the Sieur Jean de Novelonpont de Metz

**First appearance:** 0017-ii-the-governor-speeds-joan

## Who they are

A knight who escorts Joan to the Dauphin.

## In the story

### [The Governor Speeds Joan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/ii-the-governor-speeds-joan)

Visits Joan, initially playful but becomes earnest, pledges fealty and promises to take her to the King.

### [The Paladin Groans and Boasts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/iii-the-paladin-groans-and-boasts)

Rides at the head of the column as part of the escort.

### [We Pierce the Last Ambuscades](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/v-we-pierce-the-last-ambuscades)

Rides with the letter to the King; reports the court's obstruction by de la Tremouille and the Archbishop.

### [VI: Joan Convinces the King](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/vi-joan-convinces-the-king)

Anxious about Joan's performance; exults when she identifies the true Dauphin.

### [VIII: Joan Persuades Her Inquisitors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/viii-joan-persuades-her-inquisitors)

Not present in this chapter; no relevant excerpt.

### [The Maid's Sword and Banner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/x-the-maid-s-sword-and-banner)

Sent by Joan to Fierbois to retrieve the ancient sword hidden behind the altar of St. Catherine's.

### [Sweet Fruit of Bitter Truth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/xvii-sweet-fruit-of-bitter-truth)

Acknowledges that any young campaigner might feel fear in such a situation.

### [We Burst in Upon Ghosts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/xix-we-burst-in-upon-ghosts)

Proposes breaking down the wall to free the supposed captives.

### [XXIV: Tinsel Trappings of Nobility](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/xxiv-tinsel-trappings-of-nobility)

The Sieur de Metz explains the significance of the d'Arc brothers' coat-of-arms, noting it quarters the lilies of France and gives them precedence over most lay lords.

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