Chapter 66-resumé af Le Morte Darthur

Hvad sker der?

1. Twenty imprisoned knights tell Arthur that Sir Damas withholds his brother Sir Ontzlake’s inheritance and refuses to face him personally.
2. They explain that Damas captures traveling knights because nobody volunteers to champion his cause; eighteen prisoners die from hunger.
3. A maiden offers Arthur freedom if he fights for her lord, and Arthur demands the release of the other prisoners too.
4. The maiden falsely claims to be Damas’s daughter, though she serves Morgan le Fay, and takes Arthur’s offer to Damas.
5. Damas swears to the agreement, Arthur pledges his full effort, and the twenty freed knights remain to watch the combat.

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Arthur chooses the danger of combat over captivity. His next condition turns that personal choice into a bargain for the other prisoners’ freedom.

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