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Morgan le Fay
The son of a king from Liones, Tristram is destined to become one of the kingdom’s greatest knights, matched only by Launcelot. Tristram is initially not one of the knights of the Round Table, though Arthur makes him one later on, and the tales of his exploits—which seem to make up a massive digression in the middle of the book—provide a counterpoint for some of the book’s themes from an outsider’s perspective, including honor, chivalry, the ambivalence of love, and revenge.
Tristram (Tramtrist) Quotes in Le Morte d’Arthur
The Le Morte d’Arthur quotes below are all either spoken by Tristram (Tramtrist) or refer to Tristram (Tramtrist). For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Book 10
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But wit ye well Sir Palomides had envy heartily, for all that night he had never rest in his bed, but wailed and wept out of measure. So on the morn Sir Tristram, Gareth, and Dinadan arose early, and then they went unto Sir Palomides’ chamber, and there they found him fast asleep, for he had all night watched, and it was seen upon his cheeks that he had wept full sore. Say nothing, said Sir Tristram, for I am sure he hath taken anger and sorrow for the rebuke that I gave to him, and La Beale Isoud.
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Tristram (Tramtrist) Quotes in Le Morte d’Arthur
The Le Morte d’Arthur quotes below are all either spoken by Tristram (Tramtrist) or refer to Tristram (Tramtrist). For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Book 10
Quotes
But wit ye well Sir Palomides had envy heartily, for all that night he had never rest in his bed, but wailed and wept out of measure. So on the morn Sir Tristram, Gareth, and Dinadan arose early, and then they went unto Sir Palomides’ chamber, and there they found him fast asleep, for he had all night watched, and it was seen upon his cheeks that he had wept full sore. Say nothing, said Sir Tristram, for I am sure he hath taken anger and sorrow for the rebuke that I gave to him, and La Beale Isoud.
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