# Sir Philip — The Magic City character guide

> Sir Philip in The Magic City by E. Nesbit.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Philip, Knight, Slayer of the Dragon, Phil

**First appearance:** 0005-iv-the-dragon-slayer

## Snapshot

A knight and dragon-slayer of the magic city whose name and deeds shadow the boy Philip, hinting that the city's heroes are somehow built from his own reading and imagination.

## Who they are

Sir Philip belongs to the city's order of knights and soldiers, a figure of dragon-slaying renown whom the boy Philip encounters among the redcoats and silver halls. His titles—Knight, Slayer of the Dragon—mirror the kind of hero the lonely Philip longs to become, blurring the line between the boy and the legend he's constructing. He matters because he shows Philip that the city's inhabitants have histories and stature of their own, not merely parts to play in a child's game.

## Relationships

### [Philip Haldane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magic_city_se/characters/philip_haldane)

_psychological_

Philip and Sir Philip share a complex, possibly doppelgänger or identity-related dynamic, with tension or fascination.

### [Philip Haldane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magic_city_se/characters/philip_haldane)

_psychological_

Philip and Sir Philip share a complex, possibly doppelgänger or identity-related dynamic, with tension or fascination.

### [Philip Haldane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magic_city_se/characters/philip_haldane)

_psychological_

Philip and Sir Philip share a complex, possibly doppelgänger or identity-related dynamic, with tension or fascination.

## In the story

### [On the Carpet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magic_city_se/chapters/v-on-the-carpet)

Celebrated as the Slayer of the Dragon and modest truth-teller after the carpet is unravelled.

## Links

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