Lancelot Definition

Lancelot Sentence Examples

• To the great majority of English readers the name of no knight of King Arthur's court -is so familiar as is that of Sir Lancelot.

• Lancelot, however, is not an original member of the cycle, and the development of his story is still a source of considerable perplexity to the critic.

• While yet an infant, his father was driven from his kingdom, either by a revolt of his subjects, caused by his own harshness (Lanzelet), or by the action of his enemy Claudas de la Deserte (Lancelot).

• In the prose Lancelot his education is complete, he knows his name and parentage, though for some unexplained reason he keeps both secret, and he goes with a fitting escort and equipment to Arthur's court to demand knighthood.

• In the prose version, Lancelot, from his first appearance at court, conceives a passion for the queen, who is very considerably his senior, his birth taking place some time after her marriage to Arthur.