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Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 417 summary

Chapter 417 of 503 · 4 min to read the chapter

In Chapter 417, Percivale’s sister gives her blood to cure a noblewoman, dies from the loss, and asks that her body be sent away by boat rather than buried nearby. Her sacrifice ends the threatened fighting, while a mysterious voice announces the companions’ separation and Bors leaves to rescue a wounded knight.

What happens

  1. Percivale’s sister agrees to give the blood needed to cure the noblewoman, despite Galahad’s warning that she may die.
  2. After morning Mass, she fills a dish with her blood, collapses, and asks Percivale to send her body away by boat.
  3. A voice announces the companions’ separation; the sister dies after receiving her Savior, and her blood heals the lady.
  4. Percivale places a letter in his sister’s hand, covers her body with black silk, and sends the boat away.
  5. A violent storm damages the castle, and a wounded knight appears with another knight and a dwarf pursuing him.
  6. Galahad offers help, but Bors takes the task and rides after the wounded knight.

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Galahad

What to notice

Sir Percivale’s sister directly states the exchange her choice requires: her life for the lady’s recovery. The healing and her death both occur.

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What does Percivale place in his sister’s right hand?

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