Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 243 summary
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In Chapter 243, Sir Launcelot brings Sir Tristram to Arthur’s court, where accounts of a mysterious knight reveal Launcelot’s concealed identity. Arthur persuades Tristram to stay despite his other business, discovers his name on Marhaus’s vacant seat, and formally makes him a Knight of the Round Table.
What happens
- Launcelot announces that Gawaine’s search is over, and Tristram explains that he comes to meet Palamides for a fight.
- Arthur welcomes Tristram but grieves over the wounds that he and Launcelot give each other.
- Several knights describe defeats by a knight whose shield is covered, and Launcelot admits that he is that knight.
- Arthur and the court welcome Tristram, and Arthur secures his agreement to stay.
- Arthur finds Tristram’s name on Marhaus’s vacant seat and admits him to the Round Table.
- The narrator recalls how Tristram kills Marhaus in a bloody fight over wrongs against Cornwall.
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What to notice
Arthur turns his welcome into a request for Tristram’s continued presence. Tristram’s agreement leads directly to his admission to the Round Table.
Quick check
Whose vacant seat bears the message naming Sir Tristram?
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