Talus

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Talus is a relentless, iron manservant and enforcer of justice who accompanies Sir Artegall in Edmund Spenser’s epic poem "The Faerie Queene."

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Talus canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in epic poetry
fictional character
literary character
accompanies Sir Artegall
appearsIn The Faerie Queene
appearsInGenre allegorical poem
epic poetry
appearsInLanguage English
appearsInWorkBy English literature
associatedWithTheme justice
law enforcement
retribution
centuryOfCreation 16th century
createdBy Edmund Spenser
describedAs iron manservant
relentless
employedBy Sir Artegall
firstAppearance The Faerie Queene
hasMaterial iron
loyalTo Sir Artegall
nationalityOfWorkContext English
partOf The Faerie Queene characters
relatedTo Elizabethan literature
linked to: English Renaissance

Spenserian allegory
roleInNarrative agent of Artegall’s justice
servesAs enforcer of justice
manservant
symbolizes mechanical enforcement of law
rigid legalism
unyielding justice

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Book V (The Faerie Queene) containsCharacter Talus
subject linked to: Book V
Book V (The Faerie Queene) featuresCompanionOfArtegall Talus
subject linked to: Book V