Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 268 summary
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In Chapter 268, Eliot sings Dinadan’s attack on King Mark at the king’s victory feast, with Sir Tristram promising protection, and Mark dismisses the harper unharmed. Mark suspects that Tristram prompts the song, so the public insult leads him to plan the deaths of Tristram and his supporters.
What happens
- Eliot arrives at King Mark’s victory feast and privately shares Dinadan’s lay with Sir Tristram.
- Tristram praises Dinadan’s skill and promises to protect Eliot if he performs before Mark.
- Eliot sings the lay, which condemns Mark’s treason, and the king angrily challenges him.
- Eliot names Dinadan as its composer, and Mark lets him leave because he is a minstrel.
- Tristram arranges letters to Launcelot and Dinadan and an escort to take Eliot out of the country.
- Mark suspects Tristram of prompting the song and plans to kill him and his supporters.
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What to notice
Mark treats Eliot’s role as a performer as grounds for sparing him. His anger instead becomes a plot against the person he suspects of prompting the insult.
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Why does King Mark allow Eliot to leave unharmed?
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