Tristram, meanwhile, continues hanging out ruling Brittany with his wife Isoud the White. One day he’s out with his wife and her brother Sir Kehydius who kind of sucks. They go for a little sailing trip, just for fun, in … Continue reading →
Three entirely unconnected events this chapter. First, Sir Suppinabiles from last chapter returns to Brittany. “I’m back from Camelot,” he announces. “Did they mention me at all?” Tristram asks. “…Yes, actually.” “Cool! What’d they say what’d they say?” “So, you … Continue reading →
Howel, King of Brittany, turns out to have a problem. This one earl, Grip, has been making trouble for him: refusing taxes, assaulting officers, laying siege to Howel’s house, that kind of thing. As you may recall from Book V, … Continue reading →
Malory’s a little all over the place today, folks. After the literal cliffhanger of the previous entry, this chapter of the story drifts into out-and-out surrealism. For starters, you’ve got Gouvernail (Tristram’s French tutor cum manservant) and his two henchmen … Continue reading →
Sir Lamorak rides off in a huff with Sir Dirant. They haven’t gone far before they stumble upon an unnamed knight in service of Morgan le Fay, the Queen of Gore. Lamorak wastes no time in beating this knight up … Continue reading →
By way of apology, Mark takes Tristram on a hunting trip. He brings along the lovely Isoud as well as around thirty other knights. They set up tents out in the forest and they hunt all day and they joust … Continue reading →
Palamides out, the lovely Isoud and Tristram back to King Mark’s court. Lambegus makes a full recovery. Adtherp we never speak of again. Skip ahead a bit: Sir Andred, Tristram’s cousin, resents Tristram’s being so awesome. Or maybe he’s … Continue reading →
Eventually Tristram finds out that the lovely Isoud was abducted, more or less, by Sir Palamides. Sort of she was abducted, sort of Mark gave her away… Malory phrases it as she “was gone with” him, which is a decent … Continue reading →
You may have noticed that the narrative of the Tale of Sir Tristam lurches around a bit, compared to (for instance) the Tale of Sir Prettyboy in Book VII. Well, here come some more hairpin narrative turns. Mark, Palamides, … Continue reading →
Malory shifts gears unexpectedly at this point. Sir Carados, he announces, that mighty villain who is 100% knight, 100% king, and 99% giant, fought Sir Gawaine. This is a whole new Sir Carados. Forget everything you thought you knew about … Continue reading →
