Balyn (Balin Le Savage)

Balyn (Balin Le Savage) and Balan
are the subjects of the second Book in Malory's Morte D'Arthur (the second part of the first of Malory's Works in Vinaver's edition, headed ‘The Knight with the Two Swords’ which refers to Balyn). The two are brothers who kill each other unknowingly after a series of linked adventures; Balyn is the more prominent, though the two are sometimes confused in Malory. Balyn deals King Pellam the Dolorous Stroke which causes the Waste Land, a disaster which is redeemed by the Grail Quest. He also kills the Lady of the Lake when she seeks his head as reward for giving Arthur Excalibur .