Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 237 — краткое содержание

Что происходит

1. The King of Scots and the King of Ireland resist Arthur’s knights as Sir Tristram strikes down many opponents.
2. Morgan’s damsel tells Arthur that the shield warns of dishonor involving him and his queen, then secretly disappears.
3. Guenever tells Sir Ector de Maris that Morgan means to harm her and Sir Launcelot.
4. Arthur cannot identify Tristram because he hears that Tristram is in Petit Britain with Isoud la Blanche Mains.
5. As the two kings retreat, Arthur and Sir Uwaine confront Tristram, who names Morgan as the shield’s giver.
6. The closing passage states that Tristram strikes down Arthur and Uwaine and does not know why the shield was made.

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Guenever identifies the shield as a deliberate attack on herself and Launcelot. Her fear contrasts with Arthur’s uncertainty and Tristram’s ignorance.

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