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Of all the Knights of the Round Table, none is so famous as Sir Lancelot. He is both the finest of the Arthurian knights, and the worst. He is the champion of the Round Table, and the reason for its destruction. He is loyal, yet treacherous. Noble, but base. His is a complex character that combines the best and worst of the world of chivalry in one person.
I have decided to go back into the murky background of this problematic figure to try to track him down once and for all. What I have found might surprise you.
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Oliver Hayes
Oliver Hayes studied the Dark Ages and early Medieval periods. He has since earned a living in publishing and is now writing freelance to bring some of his research to press in an entertaining and user-friendly format.
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Lancelot - Oliver Hayes
Lancelot - The Truth behind the Legend
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Oliver Hayes
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ISBN 978-1-909698-64-2
CONTENTS
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Lancelot the Legend
Chapter 2 - Lancelot in France
Chapter 3 - Lancelot in Britain
Conclusion
Introduction
Of all the Knights of the Round Table, none is so famous as Sir Lancelot. He is both the finest of the Arthurian knights, and the worst. He is the champion of the Round Table, and the reason for its destruction. He is loyal, yet treacherous. Noble, but base. His is a complex character that combines the best and worst of the world of chivalry in one person.
It is Sir Lancelot who features in every modern adaptation of the old stories. Be it an historical novel, a Hollywood movie or a British TV series, Lancelot is centre stage. He is usually shown as a romantically flawed hero doomed to eventual disgrace by the same talents and skills that earn him fame in the first place. Sometimes his portrayal is darker, sometimes almost comic. But Lancelot is always there.
If Sir Lancelot is ambiguous and contradictory, his background is no less uncertain. While historians are able to trace the background to many
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