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Rigolin


A knight from Nantes and enemy of Duke Jovelin of Arundel. With other knights, he besieged Jovelin’s chief city of Karke, but was defeated by Tristan.

He probably has the same origins as Eilhart’s similarly-named Riole of Nantes.


Source
Tristan | Gottfried von Strassburg, early 13th century