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 Tirant's landing at the castle of Rhodes was copied in a general way from Roger de Flor's successful attempt to bring relief to the besieged city of Messina. In the analysis we have remarked that Tirant waited at the castle of Saint Peter for favorable weather conditions to run the blockade. This castle was built on the shores of Asia Minor, in or about the year 1402, under the direction of the Grand Master de Naillac; consequently the date of the siege of Rhodes in Tirant lo Blanch cannot be assigned to a period before that year.