# Alisander le Orphelin — Le Morte d’Arthur character guide

> Alisander le Orphelin in Le Morte d’Arthur by Thomas Malory.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Alisander, Sir Alisander le Orphelin

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

A knight who seeks vengeance for his father's death by King Mark.

## In the story

### [How King Mark slew by treason his brother Boudwin, for good service that he had done to him](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxii)

The young son of Prince Boudwin, targeted for death by King Mark.

### [How Anglides Escapes with Alisander le Orphelin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxiii)

Young son of Prince Boudwin, escapes with his mother Anglides and is raised at Arundel Castle.

### [How Anglides Gave the Bloody Doublet to Alisander](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxiv)

Knighted on Our Lady Day in Lent; receives his father's bloody doublet and the charge of vengeance from his mother.

### [How it was told to King Mark of Sir Alisander, and how he would have slain Sir Sadok for saving his life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxv)

Newly knighted, charged by his mother to avenge his father Boudwin's death, and proves his strength by overthrowing twenty knights.

### [How Sir Alisander won the prize at a tournament, and of Morgan le Fay: and how he fought with Sir Malgrin, and slew him.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxvi)

Wins a tournament, defeats King Carados and twenty knights, then fights and slays Sir Malgrin despite being severely wounded.

### [How Queen Morgan le Fay had Alisander in her castle, and how she healed his wounds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxvii)

Alisander is wounded, healed, tricked into an oath, and left sorrowful, unable to pursue vengeance against King Mark.

### [How Alisander was delivered from Queen Morgan le Fay by the means of a damosel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxviii)

Prisoner of Morgan le Fay, escapes with the damosel's help, then jousts and defeats Sagramore le Desirous.

### [How Alisander met with Alice la Beale Pilgrim, and how he jousted with two knights; and after of him and of Sir Mordred.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxix)

Meets and falls in love with Alice la Beale Pilgrim; defeats multiple knights in jousts; nearly shamed by Sir Mordred but saved by a damosel.

### [How Sir Galahalt Did Cry a Jousts in Surluse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xl)

Slain by King Mark through treason; never had fortune to come to King Arthur's court.

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