Games of Romance: Palomides, Conversion, and the Racializing Power of Play in Le Morte Darthur

Abstract: Despite integration into the Round Table, Palomides is denied full access to the games that comprise Le Morte Darthur . In its reliance on an unwritten rules system, the romance, itself a sort of game, plays its 'Saracen' knight, forcing him to convert as part of the text's narrative resolution (BTH).