Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 78 summary
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In Chapter 78, Sir Uwaine, Sir Marhaus, and Sir Gawaine each choose a damsel and take separate roads, promising to reunite after a year if they survive. Gawaine finds a welcoming host who leads him to a grieving knight whose words connect honor with sorrow and shame.
What happens
- Sir Uwaine chooses the eldest damsel for her experience, Sir Marhaus chooses the thirty-year-old, and Sir Gawaine welcomes the youngest.
- The companions promise to return to the spring after a year if alive, then ride west, south, and north respectively.
- Sir Gawaine reaches a manor, where an old knight promises to show him adventures the next day.
- In the morning, the host leads Gawaine into a forest clearing, where they wait beside a cross.
- A grieving knight exchanges prayers for honor with Gawaine but says his own honor brings sorrow and shame.
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