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After escaping from the top of the tower where he was
being held,
Launcelot escaped to Corbin, the town where
Dame Elaine lived. King Pelles gave him clothes, a bed, and a house.
Every day they also provided him with food.
One day, the nephew of
King Pelles wanted to be made into a knight. His uncle obliged,
knighting Castor at the feast of Candlemas. He was given many gowns after he
was knighted, and gave Launcelot a scarlet gown because of the relationship
they had built while Launcelot was in their care.
Launcelot decided to take a walk in the
garden. Tired, he decided to lay by the well and sleep. At about noon, Dame
Elaine and her friends came into the garden, where Dame Elaine spotted
Launcelot sleeping by the well. (Dame Elaine is the lady that caused
Launcelot to go insane by raping him twice.) She went to where he was
sleeping and started to remember the love she had for him. She began to
weep, and fell to the ground in tears.
After getting up, she goes to
her dad and says that she had seen Launcelot sleeping by the well. Dame
Elaine explains to her dad that Launcelot is insane, so they go to the well
where Dame Brisen is, and they try to cure him. Brisen put an enchantment on
him so he would not awake within an hour.(Dame Brisen is the same lady that
made Dame Elaine look like
Guenevere so Launcelot would sleep with her.)
Pelles,
Elaine, and Brisen moved Launcelot to the tower and by force, laid him by
the holy vessel of the
Sangreal. A holy man came and cured Launcelot of his insanity and by the
time he woke, Launcelot was complaining of being tired and sore.
Written by: Tyler Cook, Class of '07 |
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