Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 411 summary
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In Chapter 411, a damsel tells Galahad how drawing a sword leaves his grandfather Pelles wounded, then explains the sacred history behind three naturally colored spindles. Her account connects Eve’s branch, Abel’s death, and Solomon’s learning, ending with a promise of a maiden knight descended from Solomon.
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- The damsel explains that Pelles enters a ship, draws its sword, and receives a spear wound through both thighs.
- Galahad and the damsel examine a bed with two swords above its head and three naturally colored spindles.
- The damsel traces the spindles to Eve’s planted branch, which grows white and turns green when Abel is conceived.
- Cain kills Abel beneath the tree, which turns red while the plants descended from it die.
- Solomon condemns women, but a voice promises a woman from his lineage who brings extraordinary joy.
- The Holy Ghost reveals Mary’s coming, and the voice describes a maiden knight who ends Solomon’s bloodline.
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