Malazan Book of the Fallen · Character
Bellurdan
Also known as the Thelomen, the Thelomen giant
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 2
Bellurdan is a minor character in Malazan Book of the Fallen (Book 1).
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 2
- Books
- 1
Bellurdan is a Thelomen giant who fights alongside the Malazan mages and is known as the skull-crusher. After the battle leaves him horribly burned, he gathers the scattered remains of Nightchill, revealing a tenderness beneath his fearsome stature. He forms a deep bond with Tattersail, and when she unleashes High Thyr magic, Bellurdan is consumed while embracing her. His story ends in a tragic fusion of devotion and destruction.
Description
Bellurdan is a massive Thelomen giant, towering over ordinary humans even when kneeling, with enormous hands and a heavily built frame. His flesh is scorched red and covered in burn blisters, and most of his hair has been burned away. He wears ragged strips of fur and fragments of a rough-woven tunic, much of his clothing charred or torn. His broad gestures and unexpectedly childlike shrug soften the terrible force of his presence.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
- N
Nightchilllover
Bellurdan calls Nightchill his love and intends to raise her barrow himself. He is grieving her death and rejects Tattersail's accusation that Tayschrenn caused it.
- T
Tattersailconflicting source relationships
They are fellow Malazan mages. After Nightchill is killed, the wounded Bellurdan gathers her remains and mourns her.
Tayschrenncolleague
Bellurdan is one of the High Mages selected for Tayschrenn's assault. He survives the battle gravely wounded and mourns Nightchill.
Story so far
BOOK 1I. Gardens of the Moon
Key events
Appearances
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