The Faerie Queene

The Faerie Queene

by

Edmund Spenser

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Cambell is the brother of Canacee, the friend of Triamond, and the husband of Cambina (Triamond’s sister). Though Book IIII mentions Cambell and Triamond’s virtuous friendship in the subtitle, they play a relatively small role in the book. Cambell is a powerful—at times, seemingly invincible—knight who one day welcomes any challengers who would like to marry his sister. Cambell defeats and slays Triamond’s brothers, Priamond and Diamond, but due to a deal their mother made with the Fates, Triamond acquires the souls of his two dead brothers and comes to a stalemate with Cambell. The two become friends and support each other later in the tournament of knights.

Cambell Quotes in The Faerie Queene

The The Faerie Queene quotes below are all either spoken by Cambell or refer to Cambell. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Virtue, Allegory, and Symbolism Theme Icon
).
Book IV: Canto II Quotes

Though now their acts be no where to be found
As that renowned Poet them compyled,
With warlike numbers and Heroicke sound,
Dan Chaucer well of English undefiled,
On Fames eternall beadroll worthie to be fyled.

Related Characters: Narrator (speaker), Priamond, Diamond, and Triamond, Cambell, Canacee, Cambina
Page Number: 587
Explanation and Analysis:
Book IV: Canto IV Quotes

Then all with one consent did yield the prize
To Triamond and Cambell as the best.
But Triamond to Cambell it relest.
And Cambell it to Triamond transferd;
Each labouring t’advance the others gest,
And make his praise before his owne preferd:

Related Characters: Priamond, Diamond, and Triamond, Cambell
Page Number: 616
Explanation and Analysis:
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Cambell Quotes in The Faerie Queene

The The Faerie Queene quotes below are all either spoken by Cambell or refer to Cambell. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Virtue, Allegory, and Symbolism Theme Icon
).
Book IV: Canto II Quotes

Though now their acts be no where to be found
As that renowned Poet them compyled,
With warlike numbers and Heroicke sound,
Dan Chaucer well of English undefiled,
On Fames eternall beadroll worthie to be fyled.

Related Characters: Narrator (speaker), Priamond, Diamond, and Triamond, Cambell, Canacee, Cambina
Page Number: 587
Explanation and Analysis:
Book IV: Canto IV Quotes

Then all with one consent did yield the prize
To Triamond and Cambell as the best.
But Triamond to Cambell it relest.
And Cambell it to Triamond transferd;
Each labouring t’advance the others gest,
And make his praise before his owne preferd:

Related Characters: Priamond, Diamond, and Triamond, Cambell
Page Number: 616
Explanation and Analysis: