Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 266 summary
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In Chapter 266, Sir Tristram de Liones takes command of King Mark’s army, burns the enemy ships, and fights in a battle that leaves both sides unwilling to continue. Elias then proposes single combat to settle his claim to Cornwall’s tribute, and Mark’s barons advise accepting the challenge.
What happens
- Elias demands battle, and King Mark allows Sir Tristram de Liones to answer and take command.
- Tristram divides his army into six parts, gives Sir Dinas the vanguard, and burns the Sessoins’ ships that night.
- The armies clash, Dinas’s company retreats, and Tristram enters the fighting with powerful blows.
- Elias unhorses Mark, Dinas remounts him, and Tristram knocks Elias from his saddle.
- Both armies withdraw at nightfall, count their missing knights, and seek an honorable escape from further fighting.
- Elias proposes a duel over Cornwall’s tribute, and Mark’s barons recommend finding a knight to face him.
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