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Summary. Analysis. Once upon a time, the legendary Theseus, duke of Athens, had conquered the country of the Amazons. He brings home their queen, Hippolyta, as his wife, and he also brings her younger sister, Emelye . The Knight sets his tale among ancient royalty, immediately situating himself as a member of the noble class. Active Themes.
The Canterbury Tales Full Text - The General Prologue - The Knight - Owl Eyes. The General Prologue - The Knight. A knight there was, and he a worthy man, Who, from the moment that he first began. To ride about the world, loved chivalry, Truth, honour, freedom and all courtesy. At Alexandria, he, when it was won; (5)
Be on the Sunday to the city come. About prime, and in the town alight. This Theseus, this duke, this worthy knight, When he had brought ’em into his city, And inned ’em, everich in his degree, He feasteth ’em, and doth so great labour. To easen ’em, and do ’em all honour, That yet men weeneth that no man’s wit.
The narrator begins by describing the Knight, a noble man who loves chivalry and fights for truth and honor. The knight has travelled through Christian and heathen territories––Alexandria, Prussia, Russia, Lithuania, Granada, Morocco, Turkey––and has been victorious everywhere and universally praised for his valor.
"The Knight's Tale" (Middle English: The Knightes Tale) is the first tale from Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. The Knight is described by Chaucer in the " General Prologue " as the person of highest social standing amongst the pilgrims, though his manners and clothes are unpretentious.
Summary: Prologue to the Miller’s Tale. The pilgrims applaud the Knights Tale, and the pleased Host asks the Monk to match it. Before the Monk can utter a word, however, the Miller interrupts. Drunk and belligerent, he promises that he has a “noble” tale that will repay the Knight’s (3126).
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