Matter of Britain Document
Le Chevalier de la Charrette (Lancelot)
- Summary
- Lancelot's first appearance as Guinevere's lover. He hesitates two steps before mounting a shameful cart to pursue her, and she punishes him for the hesitation. Chretien says Marie de Champagne gave him the subject matter and the treatment; he left it to be finished by Godefroi de Leigni.
- Date
- c. 1177
- Language
- Old French
- Author
- Chretien de Troyes
Worldviews
Provenance
- Source method
- Web research
- Review status
- DRAFT
- Confidence
- HIGH