# Bradamant — Orlando Furioso character guide > Bradamant in Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Fair Bradamant, beauteous Bradamant, bold Bradamant, the Lady Bradamant **First appearance:** 0003-canto-i ## Snapshot A Christian warrior-maiden who unhorses proud knights with one lance and rides to avenge wronged women without waiting for permission. ## Who they are Bradamant is a peerless fighter and Rinaldo's sister, equally at home in plate mail and in the politics of Charlemagne's court. When she finds the humiliated Ulany stripped and beaten by a lawless lord, she forgets every other errand and rides at once to punish him, carrying the victim on her own horse. Her steadfast love for Rogero, and her refusal to accept his repeated departures quietly, make her the poem's moral counterweight to his restless ambition. ## Relationships ### [Rogero](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/characters/rogero) _romantic_ Bradamant is Rogero's beloved and eventual wife, with a deep romantic and marital bond. ### [Rogero](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/characters/rogero) _romantic_ Bradamant is Rogero's beloved and eventual wife, with a deep romantic and marital bond. ### [Rogero](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/characters/rogero) _romantic_ Bradamant is Rogero's beloved and eventual wife, with a deep romantic and marital bond. ## In the story ### [Orlando Furioso](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/chapters/orlando-furioso) A Christian warrior maiden, sister to Rinaldo, who loves Rogero and fights valiantly. ### [Canto II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/chapters/canto-ii) Seeks to free Rogero from the enchanted castle; guided by Pinabel; receives a plea from Marseilles but prioritizes Rogero. ### [Canto III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/chapters/canto-iii) Restored to sense in Merlin's cave, receives prophecy of her lineage and instructions to rescue Rogero. ### [Canto IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/chapters/canto-iv) Uses the ring to deceive Brunello, confronts Atlantes, and frees Rogero and other captives. ### [Canto VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/chapters/canto-vii) Seeks Rogero, despairs upon learning he is with Alcina, but is comforted by Melissa who promises to rescue him. ### [Canto XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/chapters/canto-xi) Revealed as the knight under attack by a giant; Rogero sees her face when her helmet is removed. ### [Canto XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/chapters/canto-xiii) Guided by Melissa, she seeks to free Rogero from Atlantes' magic. ### [Canto XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/chapters/canto-xxii) Finds Rogero and accompanies him; hears the weeping woman's tale and resolves to save the condemned youth; recognizes Pinnabel as the traitor who threw her into a tomb and pursues him. ### [Canto XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/chapters/canto-xxiii) Kills Pinnabel in vengeance, then wanders lost, lamenting her separation from Rogero; later meets Astolpho and accepts Rabican. ### [Canto XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/chapters/canto-xxv) Mistaken for a man by Flordespina; stays with Flordespina and later returns to Mount Alban. ### [Canto XXX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/chapters/canto-xxx) Anxiously awaits Rogero's return, receives a letter from him via Hippalca, and laments his delay. ### [Canto XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/chapters/canto-xxxii) Consumed by jealousy and grief over rumors of Rogero and Marphisa; resolves to die or take vengeance. ### [Canto XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/chapters/canto-xxxiii) Views the prophetic paintings in Merlin's hall, then suffers a restless night and dreams of Rogero. ### [Canto XXXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/chapters/canto-xxxv) Duke Aymon's daughter, she defeats Grandonio and Ferraù at Rodomont's bridge, and demands to face Rogero, still believing him faithless. ### [Canto XXXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/chapters/canto-xxxvi) Duke Aymon's daughter, fights Marphisa and later recognizes Rogero's voice. ### [Canto XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/chapters/canto-xxxviii) Guides Marphisa to Arles; distressed by the upcoming duel between Rogero and her brother Rinaldo. ### [Canto XXXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/chapters/canto-xxxix) Joins the battle after the truce is broken, pursuing Agramant and seeking Rogero. ### [Canto XLII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/chapters/canto-xlii) Grieves over Rogero's perjury and seeks comfort from Marphisa. ### [Canto XLIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/chapters/canto-xliv) Bradamant boldly petitions Charlemagne to decide her own marriage through combat, and sends a message of steadfast love to Rogero. ### [Canto XLV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/chapters/canto-xlv) Fights Rogero unknowingly, is awarded to Leo by Charlemagne. ### [Canto XLVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/chapters/canto-xlvi) The object of both Rogero's and Leo's affections; her prior vows to Rogero are invoked. ### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/chapters/endnotes) Noted as the wife of Rogero and ancestress of the Este line. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/characters/bradamant - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/characters