CHRETIEN DE TROYES’ LANCELOT Throughout the years, there have been numerous accounts of knights, chivalry, and heroism. Except up until the new age of action heroes, one man stands out as one of the well-known heroes, Sir Lancelot of the round table. Wither or not King Authur, Lancelot, or the Knights of the Round Table even existed is irrelevant, because the story of Sir Lancelot is more powerful than the truth can ever be. Lancelot …showed first 75 words of 1118 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1118 total…always keeps the readers attention. This was probably because readers from the time that this was writing would not enjoy reading books about boring adventures where nothing happens. While Troyes may have intended this to be a romance when he wrote it, over time cultures and outlooks change. The story of Lancelot, the greatest knight, will live on in the hearts and minds of its readers, no matter what time or culture they live in