# The Shipman — The Canterbury Tales character guide

> The Shipman in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Saidë the Shipman, the Shipman

**First appearance:** 0000-the-prologue

## Who they are

A rough seafaring pilgrim who tells a tale of a merchant's wife.

## In the story

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

Tells this tale of a merchant, his wife, and a monk.

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

Interrupts to prevent the Parson from preaching and offers to tell a merry tale instead.

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