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Translated for the first time into English, the Old French prose poem is a classic of European literature and has influenced such diverse figures as Dante, T.H. White, and the makers of the 1967 film Camelot.Tags
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A prose version of the first stage in the Vulgate Cycle, a vast mass of 12th Century Romances. It covers our hero's childhood in the lake, and goes up to the death of his buddy Galeholt. A necessary Precursor to Malory, I think, and a pretty ordinary read in this translation. Written in the early 1200's, apparently.
French romance of Lancelot & his origins
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- Canonical title
- Lancelot of the Lake
- People/Characters
- Lancelot du Lac; King Arthur; Guinevere; Galehaut; Lady of the Lake
- First words
- In the marches of Gaul and Brittany, long ago, there were two kings.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)He dies three days later.
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