Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 412 summary
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In Chapter 412, Solomon follows his wife’s advice to build a ship and prepare David’s sword for an exceptional knight descended from him. His wife furnishes the ship with a rich bed and three wooden spindles, but Solomon says that only God understands the purpose of these preparations.
What happens
- Solomon tells his wife about the voice and the descendant whose identity occupies his thoughts.
- His wife directs him to build a durable ship and refit David’s sword with precious stones, an unusual hilt, and a sheath.
- She places a rich bed aboard, lays the sword at its foot, and explains that a maiden brings knights to it.
- She forces a carpenter to cut the tree beneath which Abel is slain, despite the blood that flows from it.
- She has three spindles made from different trees and attached above the bed, while Solomon declares their meaning unknown except to God.
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