# Sansloy — The Faerie Queene character guide

> Sansloy in The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the bold Sansloy

**First appearance:** 0023-canto-i

## Who they are

A Saracen knight representing Lawlessness, enemy of Una.

## In the story

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

The pagan knight who kills the lion, defeats the false Redcrosse Knight, and carries Una away.

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

Attempts to assault Una but is frightened away by the Satyres; later fights Satyrane.

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

Sits beside Perissa, enjoying her looseness.

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