Poetry · Character
Theodoric
A historical king of the Ostrogoths, referenced in poems.
minor
First appearance: Ravenna
Theodoric shows up with force in Ravenna. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The Gothic king sleeps in a lordly tomb near Ravenna, a ruin weathered by time.
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In Ravenna: The Gothic king sleeps in a lordly tomb near Ravenna, a ruin weathered by time. Later, in III: The Gothic king, now sleeping…
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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