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Who is Queen Berengaria?

By the Library of Alexandria · 2 minute read · Updated 23 Ott 2026

In short

  • Queen Berengaria is Richard's wife in The Talisman, Walter Scott's historical novel set during the Third Crusade.
  • She joins a group of veiled women on pilgrimage to the chapel of Theodorick of Engaddi.
  • Edith Plantagenet, a kinswoman of Richard, accompanies her among the women who kneel before the altar.

Who Queen Berengaria is

Queen Berengaria appears in a scene of pilgrimage in the Holy Land during the Third Crusade. She visits the chapel of Theodorick of Engaddi, a hermit whom the crusaders honour for his holiness and visions.

The women arrive hidden beneath veils and kneel before an altar in the dark chapel. Candlelight and chanting shape the scene, while Sir Kenneth of the Leopard watches in silence.

Queen Berengaria and the others in the story

Berengaria is the wife of Richard the Lionheart, the king of England in Scott's story. Her fellow pilgrim Edith Plantagenet is Richard's kinswoman, and the two appear together among the veiled visitors.

Questions

Who is Queen Berengaria in The Talisman?

Queen Berengaria is the wife of King Richard the Lionheart.

Where does Queen Berengaria go on pilgrimage?

She goes to the hermit's chapel at Engaddi, where the veiled women kneel before an altar.

Who accompanies Queen Berengaria to the chapel?

Her ladies accompany her, with Edith Plantagenet among the pilgrims.

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