at the back of the court, and all the outlaws were outside waiting for his report on the proceedings. Adam slipped out and told Gamelyn, who stationed his men at the door, then he himself strode into the hall, for as he said, he would that day be justice himself. No one moved as he went in, as they could see the outlaws outside. Gamelyn loosed his brother, then crossed to the justice's seat: Gamelyn then took the justice's seat, and put Sir Ote beside him; his men entered, and bound the justice and the sheriff. Next, the jury that had judged Sir Ote were bound and fettered as well. A jury was quickly assembled from among the outlaws, and a verdict and sentence hastily delivered, and put to immediate execution: The tables were turned, the outlaws had sat in judgment on the law itself, and right had won. The story now ends quickly; Gamelyn and Ote get safe conduct to the King, and they obtain his pardon. Sir Ote is made his justice, and Gamelyn is made Chief Justice of the Forest. The other outlaws are pardoned and Gamelyn gets back his land and his people. He and Sir Ote return home, to live and die in prosperity. The poem ends with the following moral words: Characters Sir Johan of Boundys: father of Gamelyn, Ote and an unnamed eldest son. His death in the beginning of the tale incites conflict of the ownership of his estate. The Three Knights: the men Sir Johan of Boundys trusts to divide out his land justly between his three sons. However, they go against his wishes and give land to the two eldest sons, excluding Gamelyn. Gamelyn: the youngest son of Sir Johan of Boundys, the protagonist. The name Gamelyn is held to mean son of the old man, from OE gamol, old man. According to line 356 Gamelyn has been oppressed by his brother for sixteen years before he comes to manhood. The eldest brother: the lord of the estate who later becomes the sheriff. The antagonist. Ote: the middle son and a knight; helps Gamelyn gain his rightful inheritance. Adam Spencer: servant in the household who helps Gamelyn escape and joins the outlaw band with him. King Edward: pardons Gamelyn and his friends at the end of the tale, allowing Gamelyn and his brother Ote to live out the rest of