# Sir Thopas — The Canterbury Tales character guide

> Sir Thopas in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Thopas

**First appearance:** 0056-chaucer-s-tale-of-sir-thopas

## Who they are

A knight in Chaucer's own tale, a parody of romance.

## In the story

### [Chaucer's Tale of Sir Thopas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/chaucer-s-tale-of-sir-thopas)

The protagonist of Chaucer's tale, a knight on a quest for an elf-queen.

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

The protagonist, a fair and chaste knight from Flanders who seeks an elf-queen and battles a giant.

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