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Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 226 summary

Chapter 226 of 503 · 3 min to read the chapter

In Chapter 226, Sir Tristram enters with a black shield, knocks down Sir Palamides and King Arthur, and faces determined attacks from both. He defeats Palamides repeatedly, fights Arthur with swords, and wins public acclaim by unhorsing eleven noble knights who are kin to Sir Launcelot.

What happens

  1. The King of Northgalis and the king with the hundred knights defeat two kings before King Arthur and Sir Palamides defeat them.
  2. Sir Tristram enters and unhorses Sir Palamides and King Arthur, but Arthur remounts and knocks him down from the side.
  3. Palamides tries to ride down Tristram on foot; Tristram pulls him down and defeats him in a sword fight.
  4. Both remount, and Tristram pulls Palamides from his saddle, carries him for ten spear lengths, and drops him.
  5. Arthur cuts Tristram’s spear in two and strikes him before Tristram draws his sword and fights back.
  6. The crowded fighting breaks apart, and Tristram unhorses eleven knights related to Sir Launcelot, earning the spectators’ acclaim.

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What to notice

Tristram repeats this challenge with each of three blows to Palamides’s helmet. It makes his identity explicit during their fierce personal contest.

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How does Arthur stop Tristram’s spear attack?

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