Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 458: riassunto

Cosa succede

1. Launcelot crosses the Thames and follows the knights’ tracks into a wood, where thirty archers block his route.
2. The archers shoot his horse, and ditches and hedges prevent him from reaching them.
3. Burdened by his equipment, Launcelot kills a carter who refuses him passage and makes the frightened companion drive him.
4. Guenever recognizes Launcelot by his shield and rebukes a lady who links his cart ride with hanging.
5. Launcelot reaches the castle, challenges Meliagrance and his followers, forces the gate open, and strikes the porter with his gauntlet.

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Cosa notare

Guenever recognizes the hardship behind Launcelot’s arrival rather than accepting the lady’s insulting interpretation. Her response affirms his loyalty and honor.

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