Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 495 summary
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In Chapter 495, Sir Bedivere identifies a body buried at a hermitage as King Arthur and stays there to fast and pray, although the hermit cannot confirm whose body he buries. The narrator names the women who accompany Arthur by ship but leaves his death uncertain, distinguishing Bedivere’s conviction from the hermit’s limited knowledge.
What happens
- Sir Bedivere enters a chapel and finds a hermit praying beside a fresh tomb.
- The hermit, formerly Bishop of Canterbury, describes ladies bringing a body at midnight and paying for its burial.
- Bedivere declares the dead man King Arthur, faints, and asks to remain in prayer.
- The hermit welcomes Bedivere, who wears poor clothes and serves him humbly.
- The narrator names Arthur’s companions aboard the ship but stresses that the hermit cannot identify the buried man with certainty.
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