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  • Guinevere & Lancelot, Arthurian Lovers

    For today’s post, I have decided to write about the love story of Lancelot and Guinevere, as I have been thinking about their romance greatly of late.   I think I have been thinking about the love between these two Arthurian figures due to the fact that Guinevere is so associated with Beltane.   It…

  • My Top 5 Favorite Knights of the Round Table

    Today I want to countdown my favorite Knights of the Round Table.    Narrowing it down to five was quite difficult, but I was able to come up with five distinct favorites! Number 5: Percival ~The story of Percival is one of a young knight coming from humble origins to become one of the famed…

  • Lancelot’s Celtic Roots

    Lancelot was taken in by and raised by the Lady of the Lake.   He was therefore raised by a faerie woman.   Lancelot is often tied to the Isle of Avalon due to his fosterage by the Lady of the Lake.    He becomes an amazing knight, and a true warrior thanks to his…

  • Lancelot du Lac

    Lancelot du Lac was the bravest knight in the court of Camelot!   His most famous tales involved his love with Guinevere.   Lancelot was added to the Arthurian legends by Chretien de Troyes, a French poet in the thirteenth century.    His first ever tale was the Knight and the Cart. Lancelot’s surname du…