Bela

Bela is a character in The Wheel of Time television series. She is a horse owned by Tam al'Thor, although she is later ridden by Egwene al'Vere after she leaves the Two Rivers. Egwene says Bela's name when Bela is resistant to entering Shadar Logoth.
== History ==
===Season 1===
As Tam and Rand go to town the day before Bel Tine, Bela pulls the cart of apple brandy.Confirmed to be Bela in a script excerpt, in the gallery on this page. She returns to the al'Thor farm with them the next day. In the evening, she is restless and whinnying in the stable, and then abruptly goes quiet, which alerts Tam and Rand that something is unusual -- and then they are attacked by a trolloc. Tam is injured in the attack, and Rand brings Tam back to the village on Bela's back to get him help. Bela leaves the Two Rivers that day, ridden by Egwene.
As the group goes to enter Shadar Logoth, Bela and the other horses are resistant to proceeding. Egwene says to her, "Bela, what's wrong?" After the shadows of Shadar Logoth attack one of the horses, the other horses bolted including Bela. It's unknown if Bela got out of the city.
== Physical Appearance ==
Bela is a "shaggy brown mare".Episode 1.01 script preview shared by Rafe Judkins.
== Appearances ==
== Trivia ==
* Bela is portrayed by two or more horses,Rafe Judkins on Twitter: I love Bela, and although we're very far away from this, I already want to make sure that we have a consistent horse(s) to track her through the entire run of the show :) September 12, 2018. with Judkins saying they would do "some horse make-up on a team of Bela lookalikes."Fan asked Rafe Judkins on Twitter, "What character will be hardest to translate to TV?" and Judkins responded: Bela! It's hard to get the same horse to do every scene. So we'll probably be doing some horse make-up on a team of Bela lookalikes. Septemer 12, 2018. Different horses are used for pulling a cart than for riding.Rafe Judkins on Instagram: "We’ve already had to have two Belas. It turns out a horse for riding on film is not the same as a horse for pulling a cart and SHE MUST DO BOTH". Documented on:
* Dragonmount: Showrunner Q&A Summary. March 23, 2020.
* Comic Book Resource (CBR): Wheel of Time's Horses Have Been Cast (Including Two For Bela). March 28, 2020.
 One of Bela's actors is a male horse named Archie.Twitter, from Madeleine Madden with picture: Reunited with the BEST boy ever! This is Archie who is playing the beloved Bela #WheelofTime. January 24, 2020.
* In the virtual world on Gather, Bela will say "Can I deny the rumors? Neigh!" after she is approached. This is a reference to the joke theory that Bela is the Creator.
== Gallery ==
=== Promotional stills ===
WOT 101 Promo Rand2.JPG|Rand brings Tam back to the village on Bela's back, in Leavetaking
S1 E1 promo Rand and Tam return to town.jpg|Rand, Tam, and Bela in Leavetaking
S1 E1 promo Egwene and Rand aftermath.jpg|Egwene, Rand, Tam, and Bela in Leavetaking
S1 E2 promo Lan Egwene.jpg|Egwene riding Bela in Shadow's Waiting
S1 E2 promo group.jpg|Egwene riding Bela in Shadow's Waiting
S1 E2 promo group 2.jpg|Egwene riding Bela in Shadow's Waiting
=== Behind the scenes ===
Leavetaking script preview Aug 22 2018.jpg|Script preview shared by Rafe Judkins on August 22, 2018
Archie and Madeleine Madden Jan 24 2020.jpg|Horse actor Archie with actress Madeleine Madden, January 24, 2020
== Navigation ==
== References ==
Category:Season 1 characters
Category:Two Rivers characters
Category:Horse characters