Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 402 summary
Chapter 402 of 503 · 3 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 402, Sir Bors tells an abbot about his quest, and the abbot explains his encounters as signs of Christian duty, temptation, and deceit. He reveals that Sir Lionel remains alive and praises Bors for protecting a gentlewoman rather than abandoning her to help his brother.
What happens
- After a richly served night and morning mass, Sir Bors tells the abbot about his quest and prescribed diet.
- The abbot connects the blood-giving bird with Christ and explains Bors’s battle as a defense of the Church.
- He interprets the white bird as deceptive evil and explains that the fiend uses religious appearances to mislead Bors.
- The abbot reveals that Bors’s brother remains alive and identifies the beautiful ladies as devils.
- He identifies the dry tree with Sir Lionel and praises Bors for saving the two people represented by flowers.
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What to notice
The abbot makes religious service the standard for judging Bors’s actions. His explanation presents the knight’s battles as moral duties.
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What does the abbot reveal about Sir Lionel?
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