(Sir Lancelot. Source)
Sir Lancelot and the Five Hundred Knights
- When Lancelot went through the forest, he met lots of the hermits that lived there. They told him that Sir Galahad, his son, sat in the Siege Perilous, which was saved for the best knight in the world.
- Lancelot left the forest and came upon a plain of land with a castle. Around the castle were 500 knights on horses. The knight close to the castle were on black horses and the ones further from the castle were on white horses and they fought against each other
- The black knights seemed to be getting beat by the white knights so he helped them. He defeated many of the white knights but he eventually grew tired. Once he was too tired the white knights took him to the forest
- This confused Lancelot because he thought he was the best knight but he was shamed into thinking he was sinful
- Then he rode until he came upon a chapel where he found a nun. He told her who he was and what happened at the tournament and the vision he had in his sleep
- She told him that what happened was a dream. Lancelot represents both the earthly black knights, who were not yet purged of their sins, and the heavenly white knights. He helped the black knights because he thought they were his peers. She warns him of everlasting pain because he doesn't have any peers
Bibliography
King Arthur: Tales of the Round Table by Andrew Lang
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