Lancelot: Or, the Knight of the Cart Complete Text
Lancelot: Or, the Knight of the Cart e-text contains the full text of Lancelot: Or, the Knight of the Cart by Chretien de Troyes.
Lancelot: Or, the Knight of the Cart e-text contains the full text of Lancelot: Or, the Knight of the Cart by Chretien de Troyes.
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Chivalry, the code of conduct by which medieval knights were bound, is unsurprisingly a major theme of the work. Intrinsic to chivalry is honor, which is really the guiding principle of chivalrous behavior. A knight was expected first and foremost...
In terms of the water, or crossing the water, these events illustrate Lancelot's obsession with Guinevere, and his own inability to focus on his own safety. He is so enthralled by thought of the Queen, that he is unaware of his surroundings.