Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 395 summary
Chapter 395 of 503 · 2 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 395, Sir Bors confesses to a hermit and accepts a restricted diet and a scarlet garment as discipline for the quest of the Sancgreal. After leaving, he sees a bird die to revive its starving young, recognizes a great sign, and finds lodging in a tower.
What happens
- After leaving Camelot, Sir Bors meets a religious man who explains that success in the quest requires purity through confession.
- At the hermitage, Bors confesses fully, shares bread and water, and agrees to eat nothing else until reaching the Sancgreal’s table.
- The hermit predicts Bors’s place at that table and gives him a scarlet coat to wear as discipline.
- After departing, Bors sees a large bird bleed itself to death and restore its dead young through its blood.
- Bors recognizes a great sign, continues riding, and receives lodging at a strong tower toward evening.
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What to notice
The hermit makes spiritual purity, rather than earthly honor alone, essential to the quest. Bors responds by confessing and accepting penance.
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What restores the dead young birds to life?
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