ARTHUR DE CALDICOT, aged 16, author of this book
LORD STEPHEN DE HOLT
TUROLD, the armorer
RHYS, the stableman
SIR WILLIAM DE GORTANORE, Arthur’s father
LADY CÉCILE, Sir William’s mistress
SIR SERLE DE CALDICOT, Arthur’s foster brother, aged 19
TANWEN, a chamber–servant
KESTER, her two–year–old son
MILON DE PROVINS
BERTRAND (BERTIE) DE SULLY, aged 13, Milon’s nephew and squire
GENNARO, a Venetian councillor
ENRICO DANDOLO, the Doge of Venice
SILVANO, the Master Shipwright
SIMONA, his daughter, a translator, aged 21
WIDO, Milon’s armorer
GIFF, one of Milon’s foot soldiers
GODARD, one of Milon’s foot soldiers
SARACEN TRADERS FROM ALEXANDRIA
PAGAN, Milon’s priest
CARDINAL CAPUANO
GEOFFREY DE VILLEHARDOUIN, sometime Marshal of Champagne
MARQUIS BONIFACE DE MONTFERRAT, leader of the crusade
ODD, a Venetian crusader
PIERO, a steersman
COUNT SIMON DE MONTFORT, a French leader
ENGUERRAND DE BOVES, a French nobleman
ROBERT DE BOVES, his brother
TADDEO, the Doge’s surgeon
ABBOT GUY DE VAUX
A SHOEMAKER FROM MILAN
A ZARAN BOY
CHRÉTIEN, a miner from Provins
GISCARD, a miner from Provins
A FRENCH SERGEANT
NASIR, a Saracen singing teacher
NASIR’S TWO WIVES AND HIS DAUGHTER
ZANGI, Nasir’s assistant
SISTER CIKA, a Benedictine nun
HAMADAT, captain of a merchant ship
A WANDERING SCHOLAR
A LOMBARDIAN KNIGHT
A TRADER IN PIACENZA
SIR WALTER DE VERDON
LADY ANNE DE VERDON, his wife
WINNIE DE VERDON, their daughter, aged 14
LADY JUDITH DE HOLT
IZZIE, a chamber–servant at Holt
RAHERE, the musician and jester at Holt
SIR JOHN DE CALDICOT
LADY HELEN DE CALDICOT, his wife
SIAN, their daughter, aged 11
OLIVER, the priest at Caldicot
GATTY, Hum the reeve’s daughter, aged 15
SLIM, the cook at Caldicot
RUTH, the kitchen–girl at Caldicot
ROBBIE, the kitchen–boy at Caldicot
LADY ALICE DE GORTANORE
TOM DE GORTANORE, aged 17
GRACE DE GORTANORE, his sister, aged 15
THOMAS, a freeman and messenger at Gortanore
MAGGOT, Thomas’s wife
MAIR, Arthur de Caldicot’s mother
MERLIN
KING ARTHUR
QUEEN GUINEVERE
SIR LANCELOT
KING PELLAM, Guardian of the Holy Grail
THE LADY OF THE LAKE, Sir Lancelot’s foster–mother
LADY GISÈLE
SIR KAY
SIR GAUTER
SIR GILMERE
SIR ARNOLD
SIR SAGRAMOUR
SIR ECTOR DE MARIS
SIR UWAIN LE BLANCHEMAINS
SIR GAWAIN
SIR PERCEVAL
NASCIEN, a hermit
SIR MADOR
SIR BORS
SIR AGRAVAIN
SIR MORDRED
SIR URRY OF THE MOUNT
AGATHA, Sir Urry’s mother
FYLELOLY, Sir Urry’s sister
SIR TOR
SIR GAHERIS
SIR GARETH
THE BISHOP OF ROCHESTER
SIR LIONEL
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY
SIR GALAHAD
SIR LUCAN
SIR BEDIVERE
YGERNA, King Arthur’s mother
BONAMY, Arthur de Caldicot’s warhorse
SHORTNECK, Sir Serle’s warhorse
STUPENDOUS, Lord Stephen’s warhorse
PIP, Arthur de Caldicot’s horse in England
KINCALED, Sir Gawain’s horse
A LEOPARD, in a Croatian church
A LEOPARD, belonging to a Lombardian knight
STORM AND TEMPEST, two running–hounds (or beagles)