Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 298 summary
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In Chapter 298, Sir Palamides reaches a coastal castle and asks why its people mourn, prompting Sir Ebel to describe the betrayal of King Hermance by two trusted knights. Ebel explains how the knights isolate the king from his relatives, attack him during a hunt, and leave him mortally wounded before Ebel finds him.
What happens
- Sailors wake Sir Palamides near a coastal castle, where he lands and blows their horn.
- The castle’s knights welcome him, and he receives food before asking about the mourning he hears.
- Sir Ebel describes King Hermance’s generosity and his dependence on two knights he raises from childhood.
- The two knights exclude the king’s relatives from power until those relatives withdraw to their own lands.
- During a hunt, Helius spears the king beside a well with the other knight’s consent.
- Ebel finds the wounded king, puts him aboard the ship alive, and receives his request to write a letter.
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What to notice
Ebel makes the betrayal a warning about choosing trusted servants. His account connects the king’s isolation with the power he gives his favorites.
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