# Absolon — The Canterbury Tales character guide

> Absolon in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** this jolly Absolon, This Absolon, quoth Absolon

**First appearance:** 0002-the-miller-s-tale

## Who they are

A vain parish clerk who pursues Alison in the Miller's Tale.

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