Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 84 summary
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In Chapter 84, Sir Marhaus forces a duke and his sons to surrender, wins a tournament, and kills the giant threatening Earl Fergus’s lands. He frees the giant’s prisoners, refuses the earl’s offer of land, recovers from his injuries, and defeats four knights before continuing toward his appointment.
What happens
- Sir Marhaus defeats the duke and his sons, who promise peace with King Arthur and submission to him at Pentecost.
- His damsel guides him to lady de Vawse’s tournament, where he unhorses forty knights and wins a gold circlet.
- Earl Fergus describes Taulurd’s destruction of his lands, and Sir Marhaus agrees to fight the giant on foot.
- Despite losing his shield, Sir Marhaus severs the giant’s arm and kills him with stones in a river.
- Sir Marhaus releases twenty-four ladies and twelve knights, takes riches, refuses land, and stays with Fergus while recovering.
- He meets Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine, defeats four other court knights, and rides toward his appointment.
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What to notice
Marhaus accepts the danger once he learns that no horse can carry the giant. His decision leads directly to the fight.
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