# Lais — Character guide

> Key figures in Lais by Marie de France.

- [Eliduc](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lais_se/characters/eliduc.md): A knight torn between his wife and a foreign princess, central to his own lay.
- [Gugemar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lais_se/characters/gugemar.md): A knight who falls in love after being wounded by a magical arrow.
- [Sir Launfal](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lais_se/characters/sir_launfal.md): A knight who gains a fairy lover but must keep her secret.
- [Milon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lais_se/characters/milon.md): A knight who secretly loves a lady and communicates via a swan.
- [Equitan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lais_se/characters/equitan.md): A king who pursues his seneschal's wife, leading to a tragic end.
- [Bisclavaret](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lais_se/characters/bisclavaret.md): A werewolf knight betrayed by his wife who hides his clothing.
- [Frêne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lais_se/characters/frene.md): A twin abandoned at birth who later becomes a lady of worth.
- [Yonec](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lais_se/characters/yonec.md): The son of a lady and a knight transformed into a hawk.
- [King Arthur](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lais_se/characters/king_arthur.md): Legendary king who appears in several lays as a ruler.
- [King Mark](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lais_se/characters/king_mark.md): King of Cornwall, uncle of Tristan and husband of Isoude.
- [Tristan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lais_se/characters/tristan.md): A knight famous for his love affair with Queen Isoude.
- [Gawain](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lais_se/characters/gawain.md): A knight of Arthur's court, nephew of the king.
- [Guillardun](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lais_se/characters/guillardun.md): A princess who falls in love with Eliduc.
- [The Dolorous Knight](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lais_se/characters/the_dolorous_knight.md): A knight who suffers from unrequited love in his own lay.
- [The Varlet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lais_se/characters/the_varlet.md): A young servant or squire in various lays.
- [Marie de France](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lais_se/characters/marie_de_france.md): The poet-narrator who appears in the prologue.
- [His Master](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lais_se/characters/his_master.md): A generic term for a knight's lord or owner.
- [Brangwaine](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lais_se/characters/brangwaine.md): Isoude's loyal handmaiden and confidante.
- [Buron](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lais_se/characters/buron.md): A knight mentioned in the lay of Eliduc.
- [Solomon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lais_se/characters/solomon.md): Biblical king referenced as a figure of wisdom.
- [Dante](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lais_se/characters/dante.md): Italian poet referenced in the endnotes.

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