"The Knight's Tale" is a tale in The Cantebury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer with themes of fate, strife, chivalry and courtly love. The duke of Athens, Theseus imprisons the cousins Palamon and Arcite, who both become infatuated with Emily and turn against each other in competition. After escaping prison in different ways, Palamon and Arcite duel, each with an army of 100 men, for Emily's hand in marriage. Palamon loses but Arcite falls off his horse, telling Emily to mary Palamon as he lies dying.
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