Plaine de Force
Sir Plaine de Force is a knight attested in Le Morte d'Arthur, introduced as one of two brethren encountered by Sir Launcelot.
Sir Plaine de Force is a knight attested in Le Morte d'Arthur, introduced as one of two brethren encountered by Sir Launcelot. The source identifies him alongside his brother: "there met with him two brethren, the one hight Sir Plaine de Force, and the other hight Sir Plaine de Amours" (Le Morte d'Arthur, Book IX, Chapter VII).
He is also listed among the knights who attempt to heal Sir Urre in Book XIX, appearing as "Sir Plaine de Fors" in the roll call of Round Table knights assembled for the healing trial (Le Morte d'Arthur, Book XIX, Chapter XI).
The two attestations present Plaine de Force in different narrative roles. In Book IX, he and his brother serve as opponents in one of Launcelot's many encounters, their paired names ("de Force" and "de Amours" -- of Strength and of Love) suggesting an allegorical dimension. In Book XIX, his inclusion in the healing scene places him among the knights whose touch fails to heal Sir Urre, a catalogue that establishes the full company of the Round Table.
Appears in: Beings, Entities in Le Morte d'Arthur, British Tradition