King Meliadus (father of Tristan)

Il Tristano Riccardiano

• relationship: Queen Eliabel is the wife of King Meliadus (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > I. The king who was called Filicie had three sons f. 1)

  "Now King Meliadus was a brave and valiant knight, and he had a wife whose name was Queen Eliabel, who was a beautiful woman in her person beyond measure, and she had not yet borne him any son."

• attestation: King Meliadus: Meliadus, pleasure Lord, queen, queen night (I) (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > I. The king who was called Filicie had three sons f. 1)

  "But King Meliadus, as it was the pleasure of our Lord, the king lay with the queen, so that the queen that night became pregnant."

• relationship: King Meliadus: Meliadus learned queen child. (I) (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > I. The king who was called Filicie had three sons f. 1)

  "And King Meliadus was very glad when he learned that the queen was with child."

• attestation: King Meliadus goes hunting (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > I. The king who was called Filicie had three sons f. 1)

  "But after some time had passed, King Meliadus went to hunt in the wilderness, and hunting in such a manner, from the hour of prime until the hour of vespers, he then came upon a fountain."

• attribution: King Meliadus is described as brave and valiant (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > I. The king who was called Filicie had three sons f. 1)

  "And as he lingered there a short while, a damsel came and said: "King Meliadus, if you were as valiant a knight and as worthy as others hold you to be, I would show you the highest adventure that ever a knight found.""

• attestation: King Meliadus speaks in the narrative (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > I. The king who was called Filicie had three sons f. 1)

  "And then King Meliadus said: "Damsel, if you will show me so high an adventure, I shall come with you, wherever it may please you.""

• attestation: King Meliadus travels (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > I. The king who was called Filicie had three sons f. 1)

  "And then the damsel rode ahead and King Meliadus followed behind."

• attestation: King Meliadus: Meliadus inside, longer remembered queen Eliabelle (I) (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > I. The king who was called Filicie had three sons f. 1)

  "And when king Meliadus was inside, he no longer remembered queen Eliabelle nor his realm nor his barons, but only the damigiella who was before him."

• attestation: King Meliadus: barons Leonois learned Meliadus wilderness, mounted (I) (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > I. The king who was called Filicie had three sons f. 1)

  "But when the barons of Leonois learned that king Meliadus had been lost in the wilderness, they all mounted their horses and went to search for him; and they searched throughout the whole day and could not find him anywhere."

• attestation: King Meliadus speaks in the narrative (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > I. The king who was called Filicie had three sons f. 1)

  "And the queen said to him: "Can you tell me any news of king Meliadus, who has been lost in the wilderness?""

• attestation: King Meliadus speaks in the narrative (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > I. The king who was called Filicie had three sons f. 1)

  "And he answered and said: "Lady, things that are lost can never be found again; but king Meliadus will indeed be found again, yet you will never see him again.""

• relationship: King Meliadus dies (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > I. The king who was called Filicie had three sons f. 1)

  "And the knights, seeing that this was the queen and seeing the son she had borne, one of the knights said to the other: "Now we can be lords of the realm of Leonois, because king Meliadus is lost and cannot be found, and queen Eliabal is dead, and the son she has borne is here; and therefore we c"

• attestation: King Meliadus: anyone these knights were, kinsmen Meliadus. (I) (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > I. The king who was called Filicie had three sons f. 1)

  "And if anyone should ask me who these knights were, I will say that they were kinsmen of king Meliadus."

• attestation: King Meliadus: city, found Meliadus returned. (I) (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > I. The king who was called Filicie had three sons f. 1)

  "And when they had come to the city, they found that king Meliadus had returned."

• attestation: King Meliadus: Meliadus great honor. (I) (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > I. The king who was called Filicie had three sons f. 1)

  "And then king Meliadus did him great honor."

• relationship: King Meliadus: passed, three years Meliadus another wife, (I) (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > I. The king who was called Filicie had three sons f. 1)

  "But after some time had passed, so that T. could have been about three years old, then King Meliadus took another wife, who was a gentlewoman."

• relationship: King Meliadus is described as beautiful (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > I. The king who was called Filicie had three sons f. 1)

  "And after he had brought her to the court of King Meliadus, she saw T., such a beautiful child: she began to feel great anger toward him."

• attestation: King Meliadus: following night Meliadus became pregnant. (I) (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > I. The king who was called Filicie had three sons f. 1)

  "And the following night King Meliadus lay with his lady and she became pregnant."

• attribution: King Meliadus is described as beautiful (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > I. The king who was called Filicie had three sons f. 1)

  "And King Meliadus and his barons made great celebration over him, seeing him so beautiful, and T. was bigger at four years old than the other young boys were at seven."

• attestation: King Meliadus: Meliadus carried chamber arms. (I) (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > I. The king who was called Filicie had three sons f. 1)

  "And King Meliadus took T. in his arms and carried him into the chamber and lay down with him and held T. in his arms."

• attestation: King Meliadus: summer great heat, Meliadus, looking toward (I) (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > I. The king who was called Filicie had three sons f. 1)

  "And this was in summer and there was then great heat, so that King Meliadus, looking toward a window, saw a flask that was full, which appeared to be of good wine."

• attestation: A poisoned beverage involves King Meliadus (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > I. The king who was called Filicie had three sons f. 1)

  "And the king stretched out his hand to take the cup; and the queen, seeing that the king was taking the cup where the beverage was, began to cry out loudly and to say: "Do not drink, king, do not drink, King Meliadus!""

• attestation: King Meliadus: Meliadus sleep queen sleep (I) (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > I. The king who was called Filicie had three sons f. 1)

  "But one day King Meliadus had lain down in bed to sleep and it was very hot, and the queen went to the bed to sleep with him."

• attestation: King Meliadus goes hunting (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > I. The king who was called Filicie had three sons f. 1)

  "But King Meliadus had a proclamation made that all his barons should be on horseback at his palace in the morning, to go hunting."

• attestation: King Meliadus dies (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > I. The king who was called Filicie had three sons f. 1)

  "Then the knights rode forward and struck King Meliadus and knocked him dead from his horse to the ground."

• attestation: King Meliadus: Meliadus carried city. (I) (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > I. The king who was called Filicie had three sons f. 1)

  "And then King Meliadus was carried to the city."

• relationship: King Meliadus: vengeance Meliadus father, greater vengeance carried (IV) (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > IV. Now the tale tells that after T. was made a)

  "And all this T. did in vengeance for King Meliadus his father, nor was ever a greater vengeance carried out by any knight, except as T. did for his father."

• relationship: Family relationship involving King Meliadus (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > IV. Now the tale tells that after T. was made a)

  "did in vengeance for King Meliadus his father, nor was ever a greater vengeance carried out by any knight, except as T."

• relationship: King Meliadus speaks in the narrative (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > X. In this part the tale tells that the damsel)

  "And he said: "My name is T., and king Meliadus was my father.""

• relationship: you is identified as the son of king (X) (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > X. In this part the tale tells that the damsel)

  "Were you the son of king Meliadus de Leonis?"

• relationship: King Meliadus: Meliadus Leonois father." (CXXX) (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > CXXX. But at this point the tale says that the king)

  "Know then that my name is T. and the king Meliadus di Leonois was my father.""

• attestation: King Meliadus: Meliadus Leonois father." Pititta Brettangna barons (CXXX) (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > CXXX. But at this point the tale says that the king)

  "the king Meliadus di Leonois was my father." And when the king of Pititta Brettangna and all his barons and knights heard that this was T., whom they had"

• relationship: King Meliadus is described as brave and valiant (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > CLXXX. But if anyone should ask me what the names > Page 316)

  "And I want you to know that he is from Cornovaglia, that is, from where the most wicked knights in the world are; and therefore it is no wonder if he is not a valiant knight, for in that realm there was never a good one, except king Filicie, who was the father of king Meliadus de Leonis."

• attestation: King Meliadus is described as brave and valiant (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > CLXXX. But if anyone should ask me what the names > Page 316)

  "therefore it is no wonder if he is not a valiant knight, for in that realm there was never a good one, except king Filicie, who was the father of king Meliadus de Leonis"

• relationship: King Meliadus is the son of Gariet (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > CCVI. In this part the tale says that when)

  "And when Gariet heard this command, he said: "King Artù, now know that that knight is named my lord T., and he was the son of King Meliadus di Leonois, who is the best knight in the world.""

• attestation: King Meliadus: Savia Donzella, tower Meliadus enchantment. French (L) (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > L. , in search of Lancialotto 53, and then returns there 55; Tristano > Page 455)

  "Savia Donzella, tower of the, 7, where Meliadus is held by enchantment. — [In the French romance she is simply an enchantress, and the 'Savia Donzella' is not named; but this name also appears in S].

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• attestation: King Meliadus: cited manuscript Palat. formerly calls Bregia (L) (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > L. , in search of Lancialotto 53, and then returns there 55; Tristano > Page 455)

  "The cited manuscript of S, Palat. 564, formerly E, 5, 5, 4, calls Bregia the city from which Meliadus's killers came, a name that corresponds to the Eresia of our text, p. 17; it is therefore a new characteristic common to R S."

• attestation: King Meliadus travels or arrives (Il Tristano Riccardiano > Testo > L. , in search of Lancialotto 53, and then returns there 55; Tristano > Page 455)

  "564, formerly E, 5, 5, 4, calls Bregia the city from which Meliadus's killers came, a name that corresponds to the Eresia of our text, p."