Frol
Arthurian knight overthrown by the White Knight despite insisting on his right to joust.
Sir Frol is a knight in the British Arthurian tradition, attested across 3 citations in Le Morte d'Arthur. He appears in Book VIII, Chapter XL, in an encounter with Sir Lamorak and subsequently with a White Knight. Frol insists on his right to joust, declaring "I jousted with him at my request" and "Therefore I will not spare" (Le Morte d'Arthur, Book VIII, Chapter XL). Despite his determination, the White Knight, who had "no lust to joust" with him, nonetheless overthrew Sir Frol and "rode his way a soft pace" (Le Morte d'Arthur, Book VIII, Chapter XL), dismissing the encounter with studied nonchalance.
- Le Morte d'Arthur — Book VIII, Chapter XL: How Sir Lamorak departed from Sir Tristram, and how he met with Sir Frol, and after with Sir Launcelot (3 citations)
Appears in: Beings, Entities in Le Morte d'Arthur, British Tradition