Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 418 summary
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In Chapter 418, Galahad and Percivale discover that everyone in the castle is dead through divine vengeance for the killing of maidens, whose graves identify their royal families. They leave the burial ground and enter a forest, where Percivale calls for their separation and both knights weep as they part.
What happens
- Galahad and Percivale pray through the night in a chapel for Sir Bors.
- They ride to the castle in the morning and find everyone dead through divine vengeance.
- A voice explains that the punishment answers the shedding of maidens' blood.
- In a churchyard, they find sixty tombs holding royal maidens killed for the sick lady.
- They enter a forest, pray for another meeting, and part with kisses and tears.
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What to notice
The announcement explains the castle's deaths as punishment. It connects the destruction with the victims whose graves the knights discover.
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What do the knights learn about the maidens buried in the churchyard?
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