One spring day, the Narrator of The Canterbury Tales rents a room at the Tabard Inn before he recommences his journey to Canterbury. That evening, a group of people arrive at the inn, all of whom are also going to Canterbury to receive the blessings of "e,the holy blissful martyr,"e, St. Thomas a Becket. Calling themselves "e,pilgrims"e, because of their destination, they accept the Narrator into their company. The Narrator describes his newfound traveling companions. The Host a ...