Four Arthurian Romances

The action centers on Lancelot''s rescue of the queen after she has been abducted by Meleagant, the son of Bademagu. The Abduction of Guinevere is one of the oldest motifs in Arthurian legend, appearing also in Caradoc of Llancarfan''s Life of Gildas and carved on the archivolt in Modena Cathedral. Chrétien''s works include five major poems in rhyming eight-syllable couplets. Four of these are com...