{"id":52031,"date":"2015-08-07T09:30:50","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T09:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/?p=52031"},"modified":"2016-01-07T08:29:13","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T08:29:13","slug":"top-6-character-in-pillars-of-the-earth-6th-4th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/?p=52031","title":{"rendered":"Top 6 Character in Pillars of the Earth 6th-4th"},"content":{"rendered":"

6. Waleran Bigod<\/h2>\n

\"Waleran<\/p>\n

Waleran <\/strong>is a bishop, a corrupt and ambitious cleric who would do anything for more power. He is the Bishop of Kingsbridge<\/strong> and an ally of Bishop Henry, brother of Stephen.<\/p>\n

He is one of the main \u201cbad guys\u201d<\/em><\/strong> in The Pillars of the Earth<\/a>. He is one of the main characters standing against Prior Philip\u2019s dream of building the biggest Gothic cathedral in the world<\/strong>. He doesn\u2019t show any emotions and he seems quite impersonal as a human being, but he proves to be very manipulative. His goal to destroy Abbot Philip is also induced by his plots with William Hamleigh.<\/p>\n

About adecade before the action starts in the book, he shows part of the conspiracy against the King, in order to send England in a world ruled by anarchy. He accuses Jack Jackson\u2019s father<\/strong> of stealing an expensive goblet. Philip goes to him when he must report about the plot against King Stephen<\/strong>. All the time, he can be seen as trying and struggling to switch destinies in his favor. He even promises Philip to nominate him as a Prior if Philip does the same for him as Bishop of Kingsbridge, but it\u2019s only a trick. He is also arrogant and obsessed with control, a self centered man who would do everything needed in order to gather more and more power.<\/p>\n