Camelot Research Paper

Sir Launcelot The Most powerful knight in Camelot Launcelot, also called lancelot du Lake or lancelot du Lac was the greatest knight in arthurian Romance. He was in love with Arthur’s queen, Guinevere and was the father of the pure knight Galahad. The great knight of camelot’s name first appeared in Chretien de troyes’s 12th century romance of Ere, and the author later decided to make him the hero in Le Chevalier de la Charette. It retold a story of Sir launcelot saving her from abduction and then making Sir launcelot her lover. He is also mentioned by a legend of the fairy in a lake, a poem that received fuller treatment in the German poem Lanzelet. These two themes were more developed in the great 13th-century Vulgate cycle(Editors Britannica 1). Sir lancelot du lake was carried off by the enchantress vivien, The Lady of the Lake, who in time sent him to Arthur’s court. She did a great job a teaching him, for her careful education and his love for queen Guinevere set him off on a path to become the greatest knight in camelot and produced the very model of chivalry. People are often confused because in the chivalric code it says you should not steal another man’s woman but in launcelot’s case he is justified because before King
It was believed that launcelot’s sword was molded by the stars and represented the hopes and dreams of people(Shamekia Thomas 1) Launcelot eventually used his sword to kill Sir Gawain’s brother and the sword was cursed. When Launcelot first arrived in camelot he was known as the white knight, he had spent a lot of time proving he was a great knight. He fell in love with the queen not long after meeting her. Only when he befriended one of Arthur’s enemies and convinced him to surrender did he give him a seat at the round table. Galehaut later convinces Guinevere to return Launcelot’s love and that lead to the fall of Arthur and