He does not like studying religious texts and much prefers hunting. The Monk: He does not like his monastery and does not spend much time there.She is also accompanied by some small dogs. She travels with another nun and a priest. A brooch with the words "Love conquers all' written on it in Latin hangs from the rosary. She wears a rosary of green beads around her wrist. She does not understand French as it is spoken in France. She speaks an old-fashioned form of Norman French which is only spoken in England. The Prioress: She is the head of a convent.His clothes are embroidered with images of flowers. He has also written poetry, enjoys singing, playing the flute and dancing. Image of the Squire from an early manuscript of The Canterbury Tales. He wears a tunic of coarse cloth which has been stained from contact with his rusty old armor. He shuns extravagant displays of wealth and fine clothes. In spite of his long and illustrious military career, he is a very kind and mild mannered man. His travels have taken him as far as Russia and Egypt. The Knight: He is a brave warrior who has fought with distinction in many campaigns throughout Europe and beyond.
Chaucer speaks with them and decides to join their group.Ĭhaucer describes the following pilgrims in the "General Prologue": Twenty-nine other pilgrims who are on their way to Canterbury also stop at the inn. He stops at an inn called the Tabard in the London borough of Southwark. Geoffrey Chaucer has begun traveling to Canterbury on a pilgrimage. People often pray to the popular Saint Thomas when they are in great need and go to give thanks at his shrine in Canterbury after their prayers are answered. Many more go to the city of Canterbury to pray at the tomb of the martyr Thomas Becket. Some travel to Christian shrines in faraway lands. The start of spring in April is the time of year when many people in England go on pilgrimages. 18th century depiction of the pilgrims from The Canterbury Tales by Thomas Stothard.
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