# Balan — Le Morte d’Arthur character guide

> Balan in Le Morte d’Arthur by Thomas Malory.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** anon Balan

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

Brother of Balin, who unknowingly kills him in combat.

## In the story

### [How King Arthur, King Ban, and King Bors rescued King Leodegrance, and other incidents](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xviii)

Prophesied by Merlin to be the other knight who will slay the eleven kings alongside his brother Balin.

### [Book II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/book-ii)

Brother of Balin, meets a tragic end alongside Balin.

### [How a damosel, which was love to Lanceor, slew herself for love, and how Balin met with his brother Balan.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vi)

Balan meets Balin unexpectedly, expresses joy at his brother's deliverance, and agrees to join him against King Rience.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vii)

Present with Balin when the dwarf and King Mark arrive.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/viii)

Identifies Balin as the Knight with the Two Swords and departs with him.

### [How Balin and his brother, by the counsel of Merlin, took King Rience and brought him to King Arthur](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ix)

Balan, Balin's brother, assists in the capture of King Rience and is praised as a good knight of great prowess.

### [How Balin met with his brother Balan, and how each of them slew other unknown, till they were wounded to death.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xviii)

Balan, the younger brother, mistakes Balin for another knight due to his shield and mortally wounds him before recognizing him.

### [Book IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/book-iv)

Engages in a tragic duel with his brother Balin, resulting in both their deaths.

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