Chapter 439-resumé af Le Morte Darthur

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1. After King Arthur departs, Sir Launcelot and Sir Lavaine leave Sir Bernard and his daughter and ride to Winchester.
2. Sir Lavaine arranges secret lodging with a wealthy townsman, and the companions remain unknown.
3. At the tournament, Arthur watches from a platform and keeps Sir Gawaine beside him because Launcelot repeatedly disgraces him in disguise.
4. Launcelot fastens the red sleeve onto his head, then waits with Lavaine in a wood behind Arthur’s opponents.
5. Kings and knights exchange falls, and both sides help their leaders remount.
6. Round Table knights drive back their opponents, and Launcelot compares the tightly gathered knights to hunted boars.

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The comparison stresses the knights’ tight formation under pressure. It also shows Launcelot closely judging the fight while remaining outside it.

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