Sir Berluse

Also known as: Berluse · Family: Sir Tor le Fise Aries's castle · Role: lieutenant · First appears: Book X, Chapter IX

Life events

Berluse recognizes King Mark as his father's killer and threatens to attack him after departure.(Book X, Chapter IX)
- With: King Mark
- “Sir knight, I know you better than you ween, for ye are King Mark that slew my father afore mine own eyen; and me had ye slain had I not escaped into a wood; but wit ye well, for the love of my lord of this castle I will neither hurt you nor harm you, nor none of your fellowship. But wit ye well, when ye are past this lodging I shall hurt you an I may, for ye slew my father traitorly.”
Sir Berluse attacks King Mark and knocks him from his saddle.(Book X, Chapter X)
- With: King Mark
- “And then he hurtled to King Mark, and smote him sore upon the shield, that he bare him clean out of his saddle to the earth.”
Sir Dinadan defeats Sir Berluse and rescues King Mark from being slain.(Book X, Chapter X)
- With: Sir Dinadan King Mark
- “And so through the great force of Sir Dinadan King Mark had Berluse to the earth, and his two fellows fled; and had not been Sir Dinadan King Mark would have slain him. And so Sir Dinadan rescued him of his life”

enemies with King Mark “Sir knight, I know you better than you ween, for ye are King Mark that slew my father afore mine own eyen; and me had ye slain had I not escaped into a wood; but wit ye well, for the love of my lord of this castle I will neither hurt you nor harm you, nor none of your fellowship. But wit ye well, when ye are past this lodging I shall hurt you an I may, for ye slew my father traitorly.”
employer: Sir Tor “Then said Berluse: Sir knight, I know you better than you ween, for ye are King Mark that slew my father afore mine own eyen;”
with Sir Lamorak (Berluse shows goodwill toward Sir Lamorak.) “But first for the love of my lord, Sir Tor, and for the love of Sir Lamorak, the honourable knight that here is lodged, ye shall have none ill lodging;”

with Sir Dinadan (Dinadan fights on Mark's side against Berluse and rescues him from Mark.) “That saw Sir Dinadan, and he feutred his spear, and ran to one of Berluse’s fellows, and smote him down off his saddle. Then Dinadan turned his horse, and smote the third knight in the same wise to the earth, for Sir Dinadan was a good knight on horseback; and there began a great battle, for Berluse and his fellows held them together strongly on foot. And so through the great force of Sir Dinadan King Mark had Berluse to the earth, and his two fellows fled; and had not been Sir Dinadan King Mark would have slain him. And so Sir Dinadan rescued him of his life, for King Mark was but a murderer.”
with Sir Dinadan (They are on opposing sides in the battle.) “And then he hurtled to King Mark, and smote him sore upon the shield, that he bare him clean out of his saddle to the earth. That saw Sir Dinadan, and he feutred his spear, and ran to one of Berluse’s fellows, and smote him down off his saddle.”

with King Mark (Attempted killing.) “for I saw but late through my force ye would have slain Sir Berluse, a better knight than ye, or ever ye shall be, and more of prowess”

Extracted from the original text of Le Morte d'Arthur. Made with Rho MD.