Sir Bliant

Also known as: Bliant · Role: knight · First appears: Book XII, Chapter I

Life events

• Sir Launcelot attacks Bliant, breaking his sword and knocking him unconscious.(Book XII, Chapter I)
  • With: Sir Launcelot
  • “Sir Launcelot flew to him with such a might, and hit him upon the helm such a buffet, that the stroke troubled his brains, and therewith the sword brake in three. And the knight fell to the earth as he had been dead”
• Breuse Saunce Pité and Sir Bertelot attack Sir Bliant, wound him severely, and force him to flee toward his castle.(Book XII, Chapter II)
  • With: Breuse Saunce Pité Sir Bertelot
  • “and these two ran both at once upon Sir Bliant, and brake their spears upon his body. And then they drew out swords and made great battle, and fought long together. But at the last Sir Bliant was sore wounded, and felt himself faint; and then he fled on horseback toward his castle.”
• Sir Lancelot breaks free, confronts the attackers, pulls Sir Bertelot down, and knocks Breuse Saunce Pité from his horse.(Book XII, Chapter II · 📍 Castle Blank)
  • With: Sir Lancelot Breuse Saunce Pité Sir Bertelot
  • “And then Sir Launcelot brake the chains from his legs and off his arms, and in the breaking he hurt his hands sore; and so Sir Launcelot ran out at a postern, and there he met with the two knights that chased Sir Bliant; and there he pulled down Sir Bertelot with his bare hands from his horse, and therewithal he wrothe his sword out of his hand; and so he leapt unto Sir Breuse, and gave him such a buffet upon the head that he tumbled backward over his horse’s croup.”
• Sir Bliant strikes off Sir Bertelot’s hand, causing both brothers to flee.(Book XII, Chapter II · 📍 Castle Blank)
  • With: Breuse Saunce Pité Sir Bertelot
  • “And when Sir Bertelot saw there his brother have such a fall, he gat a spear in his hand, and would have run Sir Launcelot through: that saw Sir Bliant, and struck off the hand of Sir Bertelot. And then Sir Breuse and Sir Bertelot gat their horses and fled away.”
• Sir Bliant and Sir Selivant cease binding Sir Lancelot and welcome him among them.(Book XII, Chapter II · 📍 Castle Blank)
  • With: Sir Lancelot Sir Selivant
  • “But when Sir Bliant saw that Sir Launcelot was hurt with the breaking of his irons, then was he heavy that ever he bound him. Bind him no more, said Sir Selivant, for he is happy and gracious. Then they made great joy of Sir Launcelot, and they bound him no more;”
• Sir Ector and Sir Percivale learn how Sir Launcelot was healed and stayed with Sir Bliant and Sir Selivant.(Book XII, Chapter VII · 📍 Joyous Isle)
  • With: Sir Ector Sir Percivale Sir Launcelot Sir Selivant
  • “and there she told Sir Ector and Sir Percivale how and in what manner Sir Launcelot came into that country, and how he was healed; and there it was known how long Sir Launcelot was with Sir Bliant and with Sir Selivant”

Book XII, Chapter I

• siblings with Sir Selivant “Go thou fast on horseback, unto my brother Sir Selivant, that is at the Castle Blank, and tell him of mine adventure”
• with Sir Launcelot (Sir Launcelot attacked and seriously wounded Bliant.) “And when Sir Launcelot saw him come so all armed with his sword in his hand, then Sir Launcelot flew to him with such a might, and hit him upon the helm such a buffet, that the stroke troubled his brains, and therewith the sword brake in three.”
• protégé: Sir Launcelot (Bliant offers protection and intends to take Launcelot to his castle.) “whatsomever he be, said that knight, harm will I none do him: and this knight’s name was Bliant. Then he said unto the dwarf: Go thou fast on horseback, unto my brother Sir Selivant, that is at the Castle Blank, and tell him of mine adventure, and bid him bring with him an horse litter, and then will we bear this knight unto my castle.”
• with Sir Launcelot (Bliant recognizes Sir Launcelot as a mad knight and chooses not to harm him.) “And anon as he saw Sir Launcelot he deemed that he should be out of his wit.”

Book XII, Chapter II

• with Breuse Saunce Pité (Breuse Saunce Pité fought Sir Bliant.) “these two ran both at once upon Sir Bliant, and brake their spears upon his body. And then they drew out swords and made great battle, and fought long together.”
• with Sir Bertelot (Sir Bertelot fought Sir Bliant.) “these two ran both at once upon Sir Bliant, and brake their spears upon his body. And then they drew out swords and made great battle, and fought long together.”
• friends with Sir Lancelot “And then Sir Launcelot brake the chains from his legs and off his arms, and in the breaking he hurt his hands sore; and so Sir Launcelot ran out at a postern, and there he met with the two knights that chased Sir Bliant; and there he pulled down Sir Bertelot with his bare hands from his horse”

Book XII, Chapter VII

• friends with Sir Launcelot “And there she told Sir Ector and Sir Percivale how and in what manner Sir Launcelot came into that country, and how he was healed; and there it was known how long Sir Launcelot was with Sir Bliant and with Sir Selivant, and how he first met with them, and how he departed from them because of a boar;”

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