Characters
- Quentin Durward, a Scottish cadet
- Ludovic Lesley, Le Balafré ("scarred"), his maternal uncle
- Maitre Pierre, a merchant; afterwards King Louis XI of France
- Tristan L'Hermite, his provost-marshal
- Dame Perrette, hostess of "The Fleur de Lys"
- Jacqueline, her servant; afterwards Isabelle, Countess of Croye
- Lady Hameline, her aunt
- Lord Crawford, commander of Scottish archers
- Count de Dunois, grand huntsman
- Louis, Duke of Orléans, the future Louis XII of France
- Cardinal John of Belue
- The Bishop of Auxerre
- Oliver Le Dain, the court barber
- Princess Beaujeau and Princess Joan, the king's daughters
- Philippe de Crèvecœur d'Esquerdes, Count of Burgundy
- The Countess, his wife
- Toison d'Or, his herald
- William de la Marck, a Flemish outlaw, the freebooting Boar of the Ardennes, and Louis's supporter
- Carl Eberson, his son
- Hayraddin Mangrabin, a Bohemian
- Zamet, his brother
- Marthon, a gipsy woman
- Louis of Bourbon, Prince-Bishop of Liège
- Pavillon, a currier and syndic
- Gertrude, his daughter
- Peterkin Gieslaer, his deputy
- Nikkel Blok, a butcher
- Duke Charles of Burgundy, or Charles the Bold
- Le Glorieux, his jester
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