Le Morte Darthur: resumen de Chapter 461

Qué sucede

1. Sir Meliagrance points to blood and accuses Queen Guenever of treason involving one of her wounded knights.
2. Sir Launcelot denies that any of the ten wounded knights visited her that night and accepts Meliagrance’s challenge.
3. They pledge to fight near Westminster in a week, and Launcelot assures Meliagrance that he practices no treachery.
4. During a castle tour, Meliagrance leads Launcelot onto a trapdoor that drops him into a deep, straw-filled pit.
5. Meliagrance conceals Sir Lavaine’s horse to make Launcelot’s disappearance look like a sudden departure.
6. Sir Lavaine escorts the queen’s party to Westminster, where Arthur hears the accusation and wonders whether treachery explains Launcelot’s absence.

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En qué fijarte

The narrator explains why Launcelot follows Meliagrance without suspicion. His confidence in others leaves him exposed to deliberate betrayal.

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