# The Shipman — The Canterbury Tales character guide

> The Shipman in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Saidë the Shipman, the Shipman

**First appearance:** 0000-the-prologue

## Who they are

A rough seafaring pilgrim who tells a tale of a merchant's wife.

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