Trani is a brief but decisive place of refuge in Landolfo Ruffolo’s story. After reaching the coast with a bag of jewels, he finds help from fellow townsmen there; their generosity enables him to continue safely toward Ravello, and he later repays them for it.

Setting and Route

Landolfo reaches Trani after crossing from Brindisi and making his way along the coast. The narrative gives the town a practical place in his return journey: it is a stop between his arrival by sea and his onward passage to Ravello, where he hopes to be safe.

Help from the Townsmen

At Trani, Landolfo finds fellow townsmen who are drapers. After hearing an account of his adventures, they clothe him without charge, lend him a horse, and send him under escort to Ravello. He does not tell them about the jewels in his bag, so their assistance is given without knowledge of the fortune he carries.

Aftermath and Significance

Once in Ravello, Landolfo examines the jewels more carefully and discovers that their value has restored and even increased his wealth. He sends a substantial sum to the woman who brought him out of the sea and another to the townsmen of Trani who reclothed him. Trani’s brief appearance thus marks a turn from precarious travel toward safety, while Landolfo’s repayment makes the town part of the story’s pattern of aid answered with gratitude.