# Canace — The Canterbury Tales character guide

> Canace in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Canacé

**First appearance:** 0036-the-squire-s-tale

## Who they are

A princess with a magic ring in the Squire's Tale.

## In the story

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

Daughter of King Cambuscan, recipient of a magical ring that enables her to understand bird speech.

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

Daughter of King Cambuscan, recipient of the magical ring and mirror.

### [Pars Prima](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/pars-prima)

Daughter of King Cambuscan, recipient of the magical ring that allows her to understand the language of birds and the properties of herbs.

### [Pars Secunda](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/pars-secunda)

Canacé uses her magical ring to understand the falcon's speech and compassionately rescues and tends to the wounded bird.

## Links

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