# Alla — The Canterbury Tales character guide

> Alla in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** this Alla, King Alla

**First appearance:** 0011-the-man-of-law-s-tale

## Who they are

Northumberland's king, who takes the exiled Constance to wife and finds his realm entangled in her perilous fortunes.

## Relationships

### [Palamon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/characters/palamon)

_social_

Alla and Palamon are characters from separate tales, linked only by the pilgrimage storytelling context.

### [Dame Constance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/characters/dame_constance)

_family_

Alla is the king of Northumberland who marries Dame Constance in the Man of Law's Tale, forming a loving family bond.

### [Palamon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/characters/palamon)

_social_

Alla and Palamon are characters from separate tales, linked only by the pilgrimage storytelling context.

## In the story

### [The Man of Law’s Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-man-of-law-s-tale)

King of Northumbria who marries Constance and later converts to Christianity.

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

The king who marries Constance after she is cleared of murder charges; he is deeply sorrowful upon receiving the forged letter about his son's birth.

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