Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 378 summary
Chapter 378 of 503 · 2 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 378, Sir Percivale tries to recover a stolen steed, but its rider kills his borrowed hackney and leaves him stranded in despair. At midnight, he promises obedience to a woman in exchange for a horse, whose extraordinary speed brings him to roaring water that it threatens to enter.
What happens
- A yeoman asks Sir Percivale to recover a stolen black steed and lends him a hackney for the pursuit.
- The fleeing knight kills the hackney with his spear and ignores Sir Percivale’s challenge to fight on foot.
- Sir Percivale throws aside his helmet and sword, mourns until nightfall, and sleeps until midnight.
- A woman offers him a horse if he promises to obey her summons, and he agrees.
- The enormous black horse carries him four days’ journey in under an hour and approaches dangerous water.
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