Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 257 summary

What happens

1. Seven knights report their defeat, and King Mark identifies their conqueror as Sir Palamides through a servant’s meeting with Palamides’s mother.
2. Sir Lamorak, Palamides, and Dinadan receive lodging at Galahalt’s castle, where wounded Palamides chooses to rest.
3. Dinadan declares his loyalty to Sir Tristram despite Palamides’s hostility toward him, and Lamorak also promises support.
4. Dinadan leaves the next morning and avoids a roadside joust by questioning the challenger’s claim of friendship.
5. At Camelot, Dinadan describes Lamorak’s victories and explains how close Palamides comes to death in their battle.
6. Tristram praises Lamorak’s strength, and Arthur wishes to receive him at court.

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What to notice

Dinadan treats the knight’s professed affection as a reason not to fight. His reply ends the roadside challenge peacefully.

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