It is later recovered by Orendel, the son of King Eigel of Treves, who had set sail with twenty-two ships to court Bride, the mistress of the Holy Sepulchre, as his wife.
The coat has the power to protect its wearer from wounds, and with its help, Orendel overcomes countless dangers and ultimately wins Bride as his wife.
[3]An angel delivers a message summoning both of them back to Treves, where Orendel undergoes numerous adventures and ultimately disposes of the Holy Coat by placing it in a stone sarcophagus.
[4] According to scholars Marion Gibbs and Sidney M. Johnson: Stylistically, Orendel is characterized by its paratactic organization of episodes and the repetition of poetic formulas, perhaps hinting at an oral source.
The figure of Queen Bride as an active participant in the fighting in close alliance with Orendel is unusual for a pre-courtly epic.