Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 368 summary

What happens

1. Sir Galahad ignores warnings and approaches the Castle of Maidens to end its cruel custom.
2. Seven brothers attack together, but Galahad defeats them and drives them out through another gate.
3. An old religious man gives Galahad the keys, and a noblewoman advises him to summon the local knights.
4. A priest explains the brothers’ murders, their seizure of the castle, and their imprisonment of passing ladies and knights.
5. Galahad makes the assembled knights swear loyalty to the duke’s surviving daughter.
6. The next morning, Galahad hears that Gawaine, Gareth, and Uwaine kill the brothers, and he prepares to leave.

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What to notice

Galahad states his purpose before the fight. His victory leads to new pledges of loyalty rather than merely the brothers’ flight.

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