Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 39: riassunto

Cosa succede

1. A wealthy host explains that an invisible knight wounds his son, whose healing requires the attacker’s blood.
2. Balin identifies the knight as Garlon and promises to obtain his blood at King Pellam’s feast.
3. After fifteen days of travel, the host is denied entry without a lady, while Balin enters and insists on keeping his sword.
4. Balin identifies Garlon among the guests and weighs the danger of killing him against allowing him to harm others.
5. Garlon strikes Balin’s face, and Balin answers by splitting his head with his sword.
6. Balin drives his lady’s broken spear shaft through Garlon’s body and tells his host to collect the blood.

Cosa notare

Balin connects Garlon’s death to his promise of a cure. The statement makes the blood available but does not establish that healing occurs.

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