Lancelot

. ... . . .. Lancelot [] Sir Lancelot was one of the most legendary knights under King Arthur. He was born into the world in the royal family of King Ban of Benwick and Queen Elaine. As he was still an infant, his father was under revolt and being driven from his kingdom. In the process of relocating, Lancelot's mother is too busy tending to her husband to notice her own baby boy has been carried away. The lady of the lake had risen out of the water and taken Lancelot back to the kingdom of her own down into the lake. The lake was simply an illusion to protect her from enemies. As Lancelot became older he began working very hard for his future. He was a handsome fellow but did not know much about his past. Knowing he wanted to be a knight, Lancelot traveled to Camelot and went under the court of King Arthur becoming one of his most skilled fighters. King Arthur was married to Guinevere, who ruled over Lancelot as a Queen. The two fell in love and had an affair behind King Arthur's back. They both knew this was a very risky move but their feelings were strong enough to not care. One day Lancelot and Guinevere where caught while together in a chamber by Mordred. Lancelot ran away which left Guinevere to be sentenced to burn at stake. Lancelot rescued her before the process, but accidentally killed her brothers instead of the guards who were holding her hostage. King Arthur declared a war over Guinevere against Sir Lancelot. This war was known as the Last Battle. Durring the battle Lancelot had slayed the King leaving a severe wound, causing the death of King Arthur. A contradicting story states that Lancelot and Guinevere were both captured after they were caught together for the first time. They were taken to Camelot and were soon locked up. Sir Lancelot battled his way out and escaped, but Guinevere was left behind and seized by the guards. After Lancelot was informed with the shocking news he immediately tried to save her. Killing many of King Arthur's Knights in the process, Lancelot was not successful in saving his beloved Guinevere. King Arthur discovered what Lancelot was doing and set up a army to his attack Lancelot's castle, but failed. Guinevere eventually became a nun at Amesbury where she died, and Lancelot spent his last years as a hermit. Trailer for "Lancelot and Guinevere" 2008 media type="youtube" key="SSNSfuDQOnI" width="425" height="350" Interesting Fact:  - Lancelot made sure King Arthur knew he did not want to be berried with the other knights, but he wanted to be burned and have his ashes cast to a strong east wind. In Shrek the Third, Sir Lancelot is one character included in the movie. This picture shows Shrek throwing Lancelot over his shoulder. [] []



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