Sir Breunor

Role: lord and knight · First appears: Book VIII, Chapter XXV

Life events

The assembled people judge La Beale Isoud fairer than Sir Breunor's lady.(Book VIII, Chapter XXV)
- With: Sir Tristram La Beale Isoud
- “And so all the people that were there present gave judgment that La Beale Isoud was the fairer lady and the better made.”
Sir Tristram takes Sir Breunor's lady and beheads her for the castle's wicked custom.(Book VIII, Chapter XXV)
- With: Sir Tristram
- “And therewithal Sir Tristram strode unto him and took his lady from him, and with an awk stroke he smote off her head clean.”
Sir Tristram defeated Sir Breunor and struck off his head.(Book VIII, Chapter XXVI)
- With: Sir Tristram
- “So anon Sir Tristram thrust Sir Breunor down grovelling, and then he unlaced his helm and struck off his head.”
Sir Galahad was informed of Sir Breunor's misadventure.(Book VIII, Chapter XXVI)
- With: Galahad
- “The meanwhile one of the knights of the castle rode unto Sir Galahad, the haut prince, the which was Sir Breunor’s son, which was a noble knight, and told him what misadventure his father had and his mother.”

Book VIII, Chapter XXV

rivals with Sir Tristram “Then came Sir Breunor, the lord of that castle, with his lady in his hand, muffled, and asked Sir Tristram where was his lady: For an thy lady be fairer than mine, with thy sword smite off my lady’s head; and if my lady be fairer than thine, with my sword I must strike off her head.”
with La Beale Isoud (Sir Breunor claims Sir Tristram's lady as the prize if he defeats him.) “And if I may win thee, yet shall thy lady be mine, and thou shalt lose thy head.”
protégé: Sir Tristram (Sir Breunor is the lord of the castle where Sir Tristram has sought harbour and is held as a guest.) “Thus as Sir Tristram and La Beale Isoud were in prison, it happed a knight and a lady came unto them where they were, to cheer them. I have marvel, said Tristram unto the knight and the lady, what is the cause the lord of this castle holdeth us in prison: it was never the custom of no place of worship that ever I came in, when a knight and a lady asked harbour, and they to receive them, and after to destroy them that be his guests.”
protégé: La Beale Isoud (Sir Breunor is the lord of the castle where La Beale Isoud has sought harbour and is held as a guest.) “Thus as Sir Tristram and La Beale Isoud were in prison, it happed a knight and a lady came unto them where they were, to cheer them. I have marvel, said Tristram unto the knight and the lady, what is the cause the lord of this castle holdeth us in prison: it was never the custom of no place of worship that ever I came in, when a knight and a lady asked harbour, and they to receive them, and after to destroy them that be his guests.”

Book VIII, Chapter XXVI

rivals with Sir Tristram (They fight each other in single combat.) “Then they took their horses and came together as it had been the thunder; and Sir Tristram smote Sir Breunor clean from his horse, and lightly he rose up; and as Sir Tristram came again by him he thrust his horse throughout both the shoulders, that his horse hurled here and there and fell dead to the ground.”
child: Galahad (Sir Galahad is explicitly identified as Sir Breunor's son.) “The meanwhile one of the knights of the castle rode unto Sir Galahad, the haut prince, the which was Sir Breunor’s son, which was a noble knight, and told him what misadventure his father had and his mother.”
with Sir Tristram (Sir Tristram fought and killed Sir Breunor.) “Thus they fought, hurling here and there nigh two hours, and either were wounded sore. Then at the last Sir Breunor rashed upon Sir Tristram and took him in his arms, for he trusted much in his strength. Then was Sir Tristram called the strongest and the highest knight of the world; for he was called bigger than Sir Launcelot, but Sir Launcelot was better breathed. So anon Sir Tristram thrust Sir Breunor down grovelling, and then he unlaced his helm and struck off his head.”

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