The Sundering Flood · Character
Goodman
The head of the household at Wethermel.
minor
Also known as The Goodman
First appearance: Of Wethermel and the Child Osberne
Goodman's tie to Osberne Wulfgrimsson is one of the pressures that moves The Sundering Flood—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Osberne's grandfather, a hale man of fifty winters, who scolds and threatens to beat Osberne for his dangerous wanderings.
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With Osberne Wulfgrimsson (family): Goodman is Osberne's grandfather and guardian, raising him with care and authority in their village home. With Stephen the Eater (social): Goodman and Stephen the Eater know each…
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See Goodman in Of Wethermel and the Child OsberneCharacter Web
22 connectionsA slice of how Goodman sits in the book — open the reader for the full interactive map.
Relationship types
- Family
- Social
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Osberne's Inner Circle
- Protagonist
- Secondary Dales Characters
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because Osberne reaches his emotional and psychological nadir, standing mo…
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Follow the arc while readingRelationships
- Osberne Wulfgrimsson
family · positive
Goodman is Osberne's grandfather and guardian, raising him with care and authority in… How this plays out →
- Stephen the Eater
social · positive
- Surly John
social · ambivalent
- Hardcastle
rivalry · negative
- Osberne Wulfgrimsson
family · positive
Goodman is Osberne's grandfather and guardian, raising him with care and authority in… How this plays out →
- Osberne Wulfgrimsson
family · positive
Goodman is Osberne's grandfather and guardian, raising him with care and authority in… How this plays out →
- Stephen the Eater
social · positive
- Hardcastle
rivalry · negative
- Surly John
social · ambivalent
- Hardcastle
rivalry · negative
- Stephen the Eater
social · positive
Relationship notes
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Goodman appears across 15 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- Of Wethermel and the Child Osberne
- Wolves Harry the Flock
- Surly John Falls Out with the Goodman
- Osberne Slays the Wolves
- VI: They Fare to the Cloven Mote
- VIII: The Goodman Gets a New Hired Man
- IX: The Bight of the Cloven Knoll
- XII: Of a Guest Called Waywearer
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