# The Beloved — The Night Land character guide

> The Beloved in The Night Land by William Hope Hodgson.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0000-the-dreams-that-are-only-dreams

## Who they are

A poetic reference to Naani, the narrator's eternal love.

## Relationships

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_night_land_se/characters/the_narrator)

_romantic_

The Beloved is the reincarnation of the Narrator's lost love, Naani, whom he desperately seeks to rescue from the Night Land.

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_night_land_se/characters/the_narrator)

_romantic_

The Beloved is the reincarnation of the Narrator's lost love, Naani, whom he desperately seeks to rescue from the Night Land.

## In the story

### [The Dreams That Are Only Dreams](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_night_land_se/chapters/the-dreams-that-are-only-dreams)

The Beloved is the central figure in the idealized vision of love, representing the object of spiritual and physical union.

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