Jack Shareburg (Jacques Cherbourg) : A jongleur who survives the wreck of the White Ship to become the lover of Ellen and father of Jack Jackson; executed.
Francis of Gwynedd : Philip's brother, orphaned with him in Wales and raised by monks; became a secular priest with royal connections.
Tommy (later called Thomas) : Son of Jack and Aliena. With a talent for administration and command, he becomes the Earl of Shiring. He reluctantly oversees William Hamleigh's hanging.
Sally : Daughter of Jack and Aliena. She becomes a stained glass artisan working on the Kingsbridge Cathedral.
Raschid Alharoun : Jack's friend in Toledo, a Christian Arab merchant who introduces him to the scholarly world.
Walter : William Hamleigh's groom/squire. Accompanies him through much of the novel.
Johnny Eightpence : A gentle, simpleminded monk who cares for baby Jonathan.
Remigius : The former Sub-Prior of Kingsbridge who tries to secure the position of Prior. Primarily motivated by envy and spite.
Cuthbert Whitehead : Kingsbridge Priory's cellarer. An early ally of Philip after his arrival in Kingsbridge.
Milius Bursar : Kingsbridge Priory's bursar, he is an early ally of Philip.
Elizabeth : Betrothed to William Hamleigh, she is beaten by him on their wedding night. Later befriended by Aliena and surrenders the keep to Richard's forces.
Bartholomew, Earl of Shiring : Father of Aliena and Richard, he earns the enmity of the Hamleighs and is jailed for treason.
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