Sir Bellangere le Beuse

Sir Bellangere le Beuse is a knight of the Round Table, the son of Sir Alisander le Orphelin and Dame Alice la Beale Pilgrim. His brief but consequential appearances connect him to the aftermath of Sir Tristram’s death, the armed fellowship gathered around Sir Launcelot, and Launcelot’s subsequent distribution of lands and titles in France.

Identity and Family

Sir Bellangere is named among the knights who search Sir Urre’s wounds. The account identifies him as the son of Sir Alisander le Orphelin, a good knight killed through the treason of King Mark. His mother, Dame Alice la Beale Pilgrim, is described as kin to Sir Launcelot, giving Bellangere a family connection to the party he later joins.

Revenge and the Death of King Mark

The narrative associates Bellangere with vengeance for his father: he avenges Sir Alisander’s death and kills King Mark. The same passage recalls that King Mark had also killed Sir Tristram, who was slain while harping before La Beale Isoud. The deaths of Tristram and Sir Lamorak are singled out as especially mourned among the knights of Arthur’s days, and Mark’s killing thus links Bellangere’s family revenge to the wider history of treachery and loss surrounding the Round Table.

Launcelot’s Company and Reward

When Sir Launcelot gathers knights who will stand with him, Bellangere is among those who join the party. His presence is explained both by his kinship with Launcelot through his mother and by the company’s broader ties to knights associated with the deaths of Tristram and Lamorak. Launcelot’s followers include twenty-two knights assembled by Sir Bors, with additional supporters joining them; the account later describes a larger body departing with Launcelot for Benwick.

After Launcelot establishes his lands and rewards his adherents, he makes Bellangere earl of the Landes. The title places him among the knights whom Launcelot advances into positions of authority. His recorded trajectory therefore runs from inherited grievance and personal vengeance to service within Launcelot’s political following, where kinship, loyalty, and reward help form a new order beyond Arthur’s court.