Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 415 summary
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In Chapter 415, Galahad receives a command to seek the maimed king, and the three knights follow mysterious animals to a hermitage with Percivale’s sister. During mass, they witness transformations that the holy man explains as revelations about Christ and signs of their fitness for the Grail quest.
What happens
- A dying man asks Galahad to hold him, and a heavenly voice directs Galahad toward the maimed king before the man dies.
- After arranging the burial, Galahad travels with his companions into a forest, where they follow a white hart and four lions.
- The animals enter a hermitage, and the companions attend mass in its chapel.
- During the consecration, the animals change forms, pass through an undamaged window, and prompt a heavenly explanation concerning Mary.
- The holy man explains the animals as representations of Christ and the evangelists, identifying the knights as chosen for the Grail quest.
- The companions depart after mass the next morning, pass a castle, and hear an armed knight call after them.
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