# Boduoc — Beric the Briton character guide > Boduoc in Beric the Briton by G. A. Henty. **Role:** supporting **First appearance:** 0002-i-a-hostage ## Snapshot Beric's sworn companion, a tattooed Briton warrior who trusts no Roman and would rather die free than live in chains. ## Who they are Boduoc waits at the forest's edge for Beric and shares his exile, his woad-stained body a walking rebuke to Roman softness. He is fiercely protective and fiercely anti-Roman, and Parta blames him for letting Beric stray into the wolves' reach. His loyalty gives Beric a countryman's anchor as Rome's glitter threatens to swallow him. ## Relationships ### [Beric](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/characters/beric) _friendship_ Boduoc is Beric's loyal fellow Briton and comrade, fighting alongside him against Roman rule. ### [Beric](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/characters/beric) _friendship_ Boduoc is Beric's loyal fellow Briton and comrade, fighting alongside him against Roman rule. ### [Beric](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/characters/beric) _friendship_ Boduoc is Beric's loyal fellow Briton and comrade, fighting alongside him against Roman rule. ## In the story ### [Beric the Briton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/beric-the-briton) Beric's father and a chief of the Iceni, who prepares Beric for the coming conflict with Rome. ### [A Hostage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/i-a-hostage) A Briton who confronts Beric about his apparent admiration for Rome, but is reassured by Beric's true feelings of hatred for the oppressors. ### [City and Forest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/ii-city-and-forest) Waits for Beric at the edge of the forest; comments on the boldness of wolves and the need for a hunt. ### [A Wolf Hunt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/iii-a-wolf-hunt) Chosen by Beric as his second in command during the training of the British company. ### [An Infuriated People](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/iv-an-infuriated-people) Travels with Parta to the council, riding in a second chariot. ### [The Sack of Camalodunum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/v-the-sack-of-camalodunum) Assists Beric with secret arrangements to protect certain persons during the attack, coordinating with his brother and mother. ### [First Successes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/vi-first-successes) Initially skeptical of drill, now an enthusiast; rages at the tribesmen abandoning military order. ### [VII: Defeat of the Britons](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/vii-defeat-of-the-britons) Helps steady the ranks of the Sarci during the battle and retreat. ### [VIII: The Great Swamps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/viii-the-great-swamps) Participates in the council and assists by gathering valuables for trade with the Fenmen. ### [The Struggle in the Swamp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/ix-the-struggle-in-the-swamp) Commands a party of Iceni to oppose the Roman garrison from the nearest fort, successfully avoiding a pitched battle and forcing the Romans to retreat. ### [Betrayed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/x-betrayed) A fierce warrior and companion of Beric, furious at their capture and preferring death to dishonor. ### [A Prisoner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/xi-a-prisoner) Questions Beric about Petronius's oath and argues that Beric should have made terms for himself. ### [A Christian](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/xiii-a-christian) Assists Beric in rescuing Ennia; expresses satisfaction at Rome's destruction. ### [In Nero's Palace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/xvi-in-nero-s-palace) Beric requests that Boduoc be brought to the palace to serve as a personal guard and companion. ### [Betrothal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/xvii-betrothal) Boduoc is part of Beric's guard and remains nearby during Nero's carousals. ### [The Outbreak](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/xviii-the-outbreak) On guard at the palace, joins Beric in the fight against the Praetorians and the escape. ### [Outlaws](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/xix-outlaws) Beric's faithful companion; Beric insists he be present as a witness at the marriage. ### [Mountain Warfare](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/xx-mountain-warfare) Leads the raid on Castanium under Beric's orders, successfully seizing arms and metal without harming civilians. ### [Old Friends](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/xxi-old-friends) Appointed to an important office under Beric, acts as his deputy, spots smoke signals. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/characters/boduoc - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/characters