Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 368 summary
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In Chapter 368, Sir Galahad defeats seven brothers at the Castle of Maidens and learns how they seize power through murder and cruelty. He makes the local knights pledge loyalty to the duke’s surviving daughter, then hears the next morning that Gawaine, Gareth, and Uwaine kill the brothers.
What happens
- Sir Galahad ignores warnings and approaches the Castle of Maidens to end its cruel custom.
- Seven brothers attack together, but Galahad defeats them and drives them out through another gate.
- An old religious man gives Galahad the keys, and a noblewoman advises him to summon the local knights.
- A priest explains the brothers’ murders, their seizure of the castle, and their imprisonment of passing ladies and knights.
- Galahad makes the assembled knights swear loyalty to the duke’s surviving daughter.
- The next morning, Galahad hears that Gawaine, Gareth, and Uwaine kill the brothers, and he prepares to leave.
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What to notice
Galahad states his purpose before the fight. His victory leads to new pledges of loyalty rather than merely the brothers’ flight.
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To whom does Galahad make the local knights swear loyalty?
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