Guy of Warwick (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: n/a
- First Published: 1240
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Type of Plot: Romance
- Time of Work: Tenth century
- Setting: England, Europe, and the Middle East
- Genres: Poetry, Romance, medieval, Narrative poetry
- Subjects: Love or romance, Europe or Europeans, England or English people, Heroes or heroism, Pilgrims or pilgrimages, Middle Ages, Knights or knighthood, Chivalry, Crusades, Tenth century
- Locales: England, Constantinople, Holy Land, ancient, Middle East
Characters Discussed
Guy, a knight of Warwick. He is the son of the steward of Rohaud, the earl of Warwick, and principal cupbearer to the earl. Guy falls in love with his master’s daughter, Felice la Belle. To satisfy his lady’s demand that he become the foremost knight in the world, he enters into adventures that bring about the deaths of many brave knights. He marries Felice only to become beset with qualms of conscience over the mischief he has caused to satisfy a lady’s whims. He ends his life as a penitent pilgrim.
Rohaud, the earl of Warwick, Guy of...
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