Bertrand of Brittany

In the rugged Breton lands of the 1330s, the proud Dame Jeanne du Guesclin is celebrated for her beauty and fierce spirit, while her husband, Sieur Robert, is famed for bravery on the battlefield. Their household, however, is shadowed by a troubling secret: their firstborn son, Bertrand, is a wild, angry child whose looks and temper set him apart from his more beloved brothers. Rejected by his mother and disciplined harshly by his father, he grows up in the margins of a family that values chivalry and refinement.

Bertrand’s days are spent roaming the fields, clashing with peasants, and stealing from orchards, a stark contrast to his younger brother Olivier, who delights in courtly tales and the admiration of their mother. As the seasons turn and the yew‑hedge beside their château darkens with evening light, the uneasy tension between a mother’s pride and a son’s desperate need for affection begins to shape a story of survival, identity, and the harsh realities of medieval life.