The Marriage of Geraint Summary

Geraint is a prince and knight of King Arthur's court. His wife, Enid, is the daughter of Yniol, an Earl. Their love for one another is great, but becomes strained when Geraint decides to leave the king's court and return to his own dominion—beset by thieves and bandits—in order to protect his wife from hearing rumors about Guinevere and Lancelot. Their peers do not understand why he would leave the king's court and attribute it to a loss of manliness. Enid becomes greatly troubled by how her husband's reputation is being dragged through the dirt but does not have the courage to talk to him about it. One day, she thinks aloud while he is still sleeping and curses herself for not being more forthcoming with him. Her tears wake him up and...