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The Faerie Queene · Character

Sansloy

A Saracen knight representing Lawlessness, enemy of Una.

minor

Also known as the bold Sansloy

First appearance: canto i

Sansloy shows up with force in Canto III. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The pagan knight who kills the lion, defeats the false Redcrosse Knight, and carries Una away.
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In Canto III: The pagan knight who kills the lion, defeats the false Redcrosse Knight, and carries Una away. Later, in Canto VI: Attempts…

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Character Web

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TITimiasUNUnaBRBritomartSASansfoySHSir HuddibrasSASansloy

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Virtues and Vices
  • Chastity and Courtesy
  • Temperance and Holiness
  • Love and Chastity
  • Deception and Falsehood

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Sansloy in canto i
See Sansloy in Canto III