Simon the Coldheart · Character
Cedric of Gountray
A French knight, possibly related to Maurice.
minor
Also known as Cedric
First appearance: II: How He Encamped Before Belrémy
Cedric of Gountray shows up with force in XI: How He Won His Gilded Armour. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Eagerly greets Simon, climbs on his horse, and later tends to a thorn injury with bravery.
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In XI: How He Won His Gilded Armour: Eagerly greets Simon, climbs on his horse, and later tends to a thorn injury with bravery. Later, in I: How He Came to Normandy: Simon's squire, a handsome youth with black curls,…
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- Other
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- Minor allies and background figures
- Simon's English retinue
- Simon's household and early life
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
This is the story's dramatic climax because it resolves the central emotional tension of Simon and Margaret's…
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- XI: How He Won His Gilded Armour
- I: How He Came to Normandy
- II: How He Encamped Before Belrémy
- III: How He Took Belrémy
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