# The Soudaness — The Canterbury Tales character guide

> The Soudaness in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** oldë Soudaness

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

## Who they are

The Sultan's mother who plots against Constance.

## 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)

The Sultan's mother who plots and executes the massacre of the Christians.

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

The Sultan's mother, who opposes the marriage and later orchestrates a massacre, though she is not directly named in this excerpt.

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