White Knight

Also known as the other White Knight, the Knight

Major
First seen · Book 2

The White Knight arrives with the tender, absent-minded air of someone whose kindness matters more than whether his armor fits. His shaggy hair, large mild eyes, and collection of improbable contraptions make him seem at once a little ridiculous and profoundly gentle.

Gender: male
Age: adult
First appears: Book 2
Books: 1

The White Knight meets Alice as she crosses the chessboard, an awkward figure in badly fitting tin armor and a jumble of curious devices. Despite his repeated tumbles from his horse, he treats her with gentle consideration and shares his eccentric inventions and songs. His farewell is tender and melancholy, leaving Alice with the impression of a kind-hearted dreamer whose unworldly goodness is inseparable from his clumsiness.

Description

The White Knight is a gentle-looking man with shaggy hair, a kind face, and large, mild eyes. His tin armor fits badly, giving his figure an awkward, loosely assembled silhouette, and a queer little deal box is fastened upside-down across his shoulder with its lid hanging open. His saddle carries a bee-hive and a mouse-trap, while his horse wears anklets. He has the soft, earnest presence of a well-meaning dreamer, more tender than imposing. The White Knight is a knight on horseback with shaggy hair, a gentle face, and large, mild eyes. His tin armor fits badly, making his appearance more awkward than imposing, and a queer-shaped little deal box is fastened upside-down across his shoulders. His saddle carries a bee-hive, a mouse-trap, bunches of carrots, and fire-irons, while anklets ring the horse’s feet. He has a kindly, absent-minded presence, softened by his mild gaze and eccentric assortment of gear.

Connections

Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals

Aliceconflicting source relationships
The White Knight rescues Alice from the Red Knight and accompanies her to the end of the wood. He treats her kindly, sings to comfort her, and asks her to wait and wave goodbye as he rides away.
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Red Knightconflicting source relationships
They fight over who should claim Alice as a prisoner, following their comic Rules of Battle. After both fall from their horses, they shake hands and the Red Knight departs.