Question

After he is struck by a rash of flames, this character is healed by falling backward into the Well of Life. This character's dwarven servant discovers many corpses in the dungeon of a house built on sand, causing him to flee. Sansjoy attempts to avenge the death of his brother by killing this character outside the House of Pride, where this character watches a procession of the Seven Deadly Sins. The bleeding tree Fradubio (*) warns this character about his deceitful lover Duessa, whom he is tricked into loving instead of his betrothed by the sorcerer Archimago. This character, an embodiment of the virtue of holiness, wears the symbol of St. (10[1])George across his chest. For 10 points, name this lover of Una and knight of Gloriana, the protagonist (10[1])of the first book of The Faerie Queene. ■END■

ANSWER: Redcrosse Knight [prompt on descriptions of the knight from The Faerie Queene]
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William GoldenHoustonTexas B12710

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