# Crudor — The Faerie Queene character guide

> Crudor in The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0088-canto-i

## Who they are

A cruel knight who forces Briana to collect hair for him.

## In the story

### [Book VI: The Legend of Calidore, or of Courtesy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/chapters/book-vi-the-legend-of-calidore-or-of-courtesy)

A discourteous knight who maintains an evil custom; Calidore defeats him in combat and forces him to swear to abandon his wicked ways and serve ladies.

### [Canto I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/chapters/canto-i)

The knight defeated by Calidore; forced to swear fealty and marry Briana.

### [Canto II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/chapters/canto-ii)

The discourteous knight slain by Tristram for his cruel treatment of his lady.

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