# Alein — The Canterbury Tales character guide

> Alein in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** This Alein

**First appearance:** 0005-the-reeve-s-tale

## Who they are

A poor Cambridge scholar in the Reeve's Tale.

## Relationships

### [Friar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/characters/friar)

_rivalry_

Alein is a student who outwits the Friar in the Reeve's Tale, creating a comedic rivalry between them.

### [Friar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/characters/friar)

_rivalry_

Alein is a student who outwits the Friar in the Reeve's Tale, creating a comedic rivalry between them.

### [Friar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/characters/friar)

_rivalry_

Alein is a student who outwits the Friar in the Reeve's Tale, creating a comedic rivalry between them.

## In the story

### [The Reeve's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-reeve-s-tale)

One of the two Cambridge students who schemes to get revenge on Simkin.

### [The Reeve's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-tale)

One of the two clerks from Soler Hall, Cambridge; he seduces the miller's daughter.

## Links

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