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and occupations. The great
variety of tales is matched by the diversity of their tellers; tales are assigned to appropriate narrators and
juxtaposed to bring out contrasts in
genre, style, tone and values
The Knight (est . RÜÜTEL) : What kind of a person is he? Which values does he represent? Describe
his looks and skills. The knight is dressed in
a common shirt which is stained "where his armour had left a mark". He Knight represents the ideal of a
medieval Christian manatarms. He
has participated in no less than fifteen of the great crusades of his era. Brave, experienced, and prudent, the
narrator greatly admires him.
The Squire (est: PAAZ) : What kind of a person is he? Which values does he represent? Describe his
looks and skills. The Squire is curlyhaired,
youthfully handsome, and loves dancing and courting.