Tholomer (Egyptian king)
Physical suffering or bodily detail is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 200
Physical suffering or bodily detail is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 200 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail), Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 200)
A conversion or baptism involving Tholomer is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 200 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail), Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 200)
Tholomer is mentioned in the narrative at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 200 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail), Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 200)
A conversion or baptism involving Tholomer is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 200 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail), Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 200)
A death event (death) involving Tholomer is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 200 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail), Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 200)
Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail)
- attribution: Tholomer is described with negative attributes at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 200 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 200)
"your mortal enemy glory and honor and exaltation over you for three days and three nights."
- attestation: Physical suffering or bodily detail is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 200 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 200)
"For your strength shall not be able to resist, nor shall your body dare to face him who never before could have power against you, except for this time when he has defeated you through the treachery of your counselors who have turned to him through his great gifts."
- attestation: A conversion or baptism involving Tholomer is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 200 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 200)
""Thus the God of the Christians showed you that no creature can endure who is not prepared to obey his commandment, nor shall you ever recover the great greatness that you begin to lose, unless you recover it through his aid."
- attribution: The title Lord is attributed to Tholomer at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 200 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 200)
"And if you hold me a liar in this matter, you shall hear, before long, such news by which you may know that our Lord has revealed to me some of your future fortunes."
- attestation: Tholomer is mentioned in the narrative at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 200 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 200)
"And know well that Tholomer the fugitive, who is king of Babyloine, has prepared all his forces and comes against you most wrathfully."
- attestation: A conversion or baptism involving Tholomer is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 200 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 200)
"And thus says the God of the Christians: 'Into the hand of the wicked Egyptian I shall deliver the king who has failed to know me, because he has failed to know me and disregards me."
- attestation: A death event (death) involving Tholomer is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 200 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 200)
"And he who has always been a fugitive shall pursue him who has always chased him, and shall drive him to the very fear of death."
- attribution: The title King is attributed to Tholomer at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 200 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 200)
"For I wish to make him learn that I alone am the King of kings and the fortress of all peoples.'""
- attestation: Tholomer is mentioned in the narrative at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 211 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 211)
"so you fled to Tholomer"
- relationship: A kinship relationship (daughter) is attested between figures at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 211 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 211)
"commanded that there be sent to him from all the land one hundred knights as tribute, and one hundred maidens, all daughters of knights, and one hundred small children, all male, who were of the age of five years or less."
- attestation: A journey or movement by Tholomer is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 211 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 211)
"When the command came to France, they chose from each city according to its size."
- attestation: Tholomer participates in narrative events at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 211 (sentence 3) (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 211)
"And this selection was made by lot."
- relationship: A kinship relationship (daughter) is attested between figures at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 211 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 211)
"And it happened that the city of Miax sent two maidens who were the two daughters of Count Sevain."
- attestation: A geographical feature or location is described at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 211 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 211)
"This Sevain was count of Miaus and the surrounding lands."
- attestation: Tholomer participates in narrative events at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 211 (sentence 6) (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 211)
"And once the lot fell upon them, it had to be upheld by force, and upon you fell the lot, you who were nearly five years of age."
- attestation: Tholomer participates in narrative events at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 211 (sentence 7) (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 211)
"And these two maidens took you with them and held you very dear."
- attestation: A death event (die) involving Tholomer is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 211 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 211)
""When you were twenty years of age, the two maidens had died, for the one did not live more than two months after the other."
- attribution: The title emperor is attributed to Tholomer at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 211 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 211)
"And then Tyberius César, who after Augustus César was emperor of Roume, retained you in his service;"
- attestation: Tholomer participates in narrative events at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 211 (sentence 11) (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 211)
"he placed you with Count Félix, whom he made count of Surie."
- attestation: Tholomer is mentioned in the narrative at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 212 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 212)
"And this Tholomers was at war against Oloferne, who at that time was king of this kingdom that you now hold."
- attribution: The title king is attributed to Tholomer at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 212 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 212)
"Cerastre, who was then king of Babyloine."
- attestation: Military action involving Tholomer is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 212 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 212)
"And when you came to him, you said that you were a knight, and he loved you greatly and trusted you;"
- attestation: Military action involving Tholomer is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 212 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 212)
"and you found such favor with him that he entrusted himself entirely to you for his war, because of the great prowess he saw in you;"
- attestation: A death event (slain) involving Tholomer is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 212 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 212)
"and you served him well, for you conquered all the land and delivered his very enemy to him, captured and slain, and he gave you all the land;"
- attestation: Tholomer participates in narrative events at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 212 (sentence 6) (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 212)
"and you became his vassal."
- attestation: Tholomer participates in narrative events at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 212 (sentence 7) (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 212)
"Now you can see whether I know anything about your history."
- attestation: A conversion or baptism involving Tholomer is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 212 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 212)
"And because you know well that you have risen from such great poverty to such great heights, and from such great lowliness to such great honor, for this reason the God of the Christians sends word to you through me that you should remember yourself, that you should always keep in mind that you came from nothing to something."
- attestation: A geographical feature or location is described at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 212 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 212)
"And because you see that you have such great abundance of lands and people in your power, you must not become proud, for it is not truly yours, nor are you anything more than its guardian;"
- attestation: Tholomer participates in narrative events at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 212 (sentence 10) (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 212)
"one of these days you will have to leave it."
- attestation: A death event (die) involving Tholomer is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 212 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 212)
"For you are but a single man, and perhaps you will die as quickly as the poorest man in your kingdom, and for this reason you must be humble and merciful and acknowledge your creator, without whose command you"
- attestation: Tholomer is mentioned in the narrative at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 220 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 220)
"And when Tholomers saw him flee, he was very glad and pursued him very fiercely;"
- attestation: Military action involving Tholomer is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 220 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 220)
"and Tholomers lost many of his knights in the chase, for those who fled knew well the narrow passes of the country and the dangerous paths, and they fled to where they could see their strongholds, while those pursuing chased them recklessly."
- attestation: Tholomer participates in narrative events at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 220 (sentence 8) (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 220)
"Thus Tholomers was halted by the night;"
- attestation: A geographical feature or location is described at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 220 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 220)
"When Tholomers
returned before the castle, he found his tent all torn apart and the pavilions all cut up and thrown down."
- attestation: Tholomer is mentioned in the narrative at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 221 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 221)
"" "How so?" said Tholomers. "By"
- attestation: The Grail narrative at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 221 (segment 1) attests to sacred history (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 221)
"was so grieved that he nearly went mad with rage. Then he swore his oath that he would never leave from before the castle, even if he had to leave half his men there, until he had starved them out."
- attestation: Tholomer is mentioned in the narrative at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 223 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 223)
"d to him, by the faith he owed her, that he should leave la Choine quickly, for Tholomers was coming to besiege it."
- attestation: Tholomer is mentioned in the narrative at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 224 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 224)
"ou word that you should think about how to act, so that you may be avenged, for Tholomers has come to besiege la Choine and thinks to capture you insi"
- attestation: Military action involving Tholomer is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 224 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 224)
"Now you may well hear that Tholomers is at the siege just as he told my lady the queen."
- relationship: A kinship relationship (sister) is attested between figures at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 225 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 225)
"And he said to him: "Sire, I had heard that you were defeated and that Tholomers had besieged you in la Choine, and my sister the queen sent word to me at midnight that if I had ever loved her, and if I did not want her to be delivered to shame, I should come to your aid with all my power."
- attestation: Tholomer is mentioned in the narrative at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 225 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 225)
"And he said to him: "Sire, I had heard that you were defeated and that Tholomers had besieged you in la Choine, and my sister the queen sent word to m"
- attestation: Tholomer participates in narrative events at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 225 (sentence 1) (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 225)
"coming—he who was already armed, for he dared not ride without his arms—he went himself to meet him."
- attestation: Military action involving Tholomer is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 225 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 225)
"And when they had drawn near to each other, the man from over there came forward, removed his helm, and told the king that he was welcome."
- relationship: A kinship relationship (brother) is attested between figures at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 225 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 225)
"And the king looked and saw that it was a brother-in-law of his, one of the men in the world whom he thought hated him most."
- attestation: Tholomer participates in narrative events at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 225 (sentence 5) (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 225)
"And I was coming to rescue you with the greatest force I could muster in such great haste;"
- attestation: Speech or dialogue by Tholomer is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 225 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 225)
"but it seems to me that things are much better than she told me."
- relationship: A kinship relationship (brother) is attested between figures at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 225 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 225)
"" And the king gave him very great thanks and said to him: "Fair dear brother-in-law, since you have undertaken the matter thus, you must give me your aid through to the end;"
- attestation: Tholomer participates in narrative events at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 225 (sentence 8) (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 225)
"for one cannot truly know one's friend until the time of need has come."
- attestation: A maritime or sea voyage element is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 225 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 225)
"For the anguish of great need reveals great friendship and makes it known."
- relationship: A kinship relationship (sister) is attested between figures at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 225 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 225)
"And because my need is so great and so pressing—as one who is losing his land, and who has already twice been driven from the field—for this I beg you and request that you help me defend the land of your sister and avenge my shame."
- attribution: The title king is attributed to Tholomer at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 225 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 225)
"And I pledge to you as king that you shall have such"
- attestation: Military action involving Tholomer is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 227 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 227)
"And his knights told him that it would be folly to attack Tholomer with as few people as he had, but that he should wait for his men who would arrive within three or four days, "then you will be able to fight more easily once you have all your forces."
- attestation: Tholomer is mentioned in the narrative at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 227 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 227)
"And his knights told him that it would be folly to attack Tholomer with as few people as he had, but that he should wait for his men who would arrive"
- attestation: A religious ritual or devotional act is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 227 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 227)
"And they saw the entire host of Tholomer coming in disorder all across the fields."
- attestation: Tholomer is mentioned in the narrative at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 228 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 228)
"And the men of Tholomer, when they saw them coming so fiercely, were utterly astonished that there were so many of them."
- attestation: Tholomer participates in narrative events at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 228 (sentence 10) (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 228)
"At that first clash, the men of Tholomer lost greatly."
- attestation: Tholomer is mentioned in the narrative at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 229 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 229)
"And nevertheless, the men of Tholomer endured much, as men who came all in disarray, until they could endure no more and turned to flight."
- attestation: Tholomer is mentioned in the narrative at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 31 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 31)
"alled his knights and told them to advance steadily, for he could see well that Tholomers was not far off."
- attestation: Tholomer is mentioned in the narrative at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 333 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 333)
"And in each of Tholomer's there were five thousand or more, and he had lost many of his men at the crossing of the rock that the tale has spoken of, a"
- attestation: Tholomer is mentioned in the narrative at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 238 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 238)
"When Tholomers saw his men giving ground before Séraphe and losing territory more and more, he felt great grief and great shame, and he sent his other"
- attestation: Tholomer is mentioned in the narrative at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 240 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 240)
"n pierce through them," he said, "I will never stop until I have gone to strike Tholomer among his people, even if there were"
- attestation: A death event (kill) involving Tholomer is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 241 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 241)
"And the seneschal's men assembled upon them to hold or kill Tholomer, and his own men charged forward to rescue him."
- attestation: Tholomer is mentioned in the narrative at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 241 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 241)
"self among them all, and went to engage with only three hundred knights against Tholomer's battalion, where there could well have been five thousand m"
- attestation: Military action involving Tholomer is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 241 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 241)
"instead the seneschal pierced straight through and launched himself among them all, and went to engage with only three hundred knights against Tholomer's battalion, where there could well have been five thousand men, both on foot and on horseback."
- attestation: Tholomer participates in narrative events at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 241 (sentence 6) (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 241)
"And the seneschal, right through the whole battalion, went to strike Tholomer so hard that he brought him and his horse to the ground all in a heap."
- attestation: Military action involving Tholomer is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 241 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 241)
"And when he thought to hold him down by force, then behold, a knight struck him from behind with a lance between the two shoulders, just as he was leaning over Tholomer to strike with his sword, and struck him so hard that he laid him out flat on the ground on top of Tholomer."
- attestation: Tholomer is mentioned in the narrative at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 242 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 242)
"and the seneschal himself against Tholomer's battalion — he was greatly distressed and commanded his nephew to go help the seneschal's men, while he h"
- attestation: Tholomer is mentioned in the narrative at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 243 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 243)
"eady beaten him to the ground, and that they were unlacing his helmet, and that Tholomers held his naked sword to cut off his head."
- attestation: Military action involving Tholomer is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 243 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 243)
"And Tholomers, when he saw him coming, let his horse run against him with a lance in his hand."
- attestation: Military action involving Tholomer is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 243 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 243)
"after them, and he came upon them on the slope of a hill and found that they had already beaten him to the ground, and that they were unlacing his helmet, and that Tholomers held his naked sword to cut off his head."
- attestation: Tholomer is mentioned in the narrative at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 246 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 246)
"And then a messenger came to Tholomer where he was fighting, and said to him: "Sire, in truth, down there is a knight who does wonders;"
- attestation: Tholomer participates in narrative events at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 246 (sentence 1) (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 246)
"willingly, for he desired nothing else."
- attestation: Tholomer participates in narrative events at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 246 (sentence 2) (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 246)
"And if he saw his companions falling back and giving ground, he took it all upon himself alone, and recovered so vigorously as if he had in his limbs all the strength and all the power that they had among them all."
- attestation: A supernatural event is attested involving Tholomer at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 246 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 246)
"And were it not for the great deeds of him alone, his men could not have endured in any way against the marvelous host that was arrayed against them."
- attestation: Tholomer participates in narrative events at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 246 (sentence 4) (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 246)
"Rather, they would have all fled, defeated and routed."
- attestation: Tholomer participates in narrative events at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 246 (sentence 5) (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 246)
"Thus his great deeds lasted all day long, until well past the hour of none."
- attestation: Military action involving Tholomer is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 246 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 246)
"he has, all this day long, held the battle and the fighting against four of our battalions, and were it not for him alone, his men would have been defeated long ago, for against each of their knights we are two or more, and he alone sustains them, so much that all your men flee before him."
- relationship: A kinship relationship (brother) is attested between figures at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 246 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 246)
""
When Tholomer heard this news, he marveled greatly at who this knight could be: "Now go," he said to the messenger, "to Manatur my brother, who commands that battalion there, and tell him that I command him to go engage them so fiercely that no man shall remain standing in the field."
- attestation: Military action involving Tholomer is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 246 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 246)
"" The messenger carried out his command, and Manaturs was very glad of it, for he had great desire to join battle."
- attestation: Tholomer is mentioned in the narrative at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 252 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 252)
"cry, and rallied his men and gathered them together, and charged at the men of Tholomers."
- attestation: Military action involving Tholomer is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 252 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 252)
"And he cried out the royal war cry, and rallied his men and gathered them together, and charged at the men of Tholomers."
- attestation: Tholomer is mentioned in the narrative at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 260 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 260)
"horse, and Naburs the seneschal of Tholomers took a horn and sounded it to rally his men and bring them together."
- attestation: Tholomer participates in narrative events at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 260 (sentence 6) (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 260)
"for Tholomers has lost against you."
- attestation: Tholomer is mentioned in the narrative at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 288 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 288)
"And when morning came and the king had risen, he went to see Tholomer."
- attestation: A death event (kill) involving Tholomer is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 288 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 288)
"And when Tholomer saw him coming, he fell at his feet and cried for mercy, like one who was in great fear that he would kill him."
- attestation: Tholomer is mentioned in the narrative at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 296 (Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 296)
"d the king Evalach baptized, and I feared that you would bring other grief upon Tholomer, and for this reason I brought him news in the likeness of a"