The next big jousting tournament in the rotation is the Candlemas tournament, around New Year’s. Everybody plans to attend, Launcelot included. Guenever, with whom he’s made up by now, calls him into her chambers one evening. “Listen,” she says. “I … Continue reading →
Bors and Launcelot and Lavaine and Elaine end up staying at Sir Baudwin’s for several months. At first they’re waiting around so that the knights can go directly from the hermitage to King Arthur’s next scheduled jousting tournament, a Halloween … Continue reading →
Gawaine completely bungled the search for Launcelot, but Elaine finds him easily! She has the advantage of a) knowing her brother, Sir Lavaine, and b) turning a corner and there Lavaine is, exercising his horse in a field! Elaine flags down … Continue reading →
So one of Sir Bernard’s servants runs and fetches the shield, which of course Gawaine recognizes instantly as Sir Launcelot’s. While Elaine prattles on about how much she loves her incognito knight, Gawaine tries to reconcile Launcelot’s shield with his … Continue reading →
You can tell where this is going. Arthur checks with this mystery knight, and may or may not recognize him as Launcelot. Either way, he gives the knight the go-ahead. “You guys are all jerks!” shouts Launcelot at the assembled … Continue reading →
Sir Bors goes back to Camelot and calls a meeting of the Knights of the Round Table. “Fellows,” he says to the assembly. “I know that you think that whoever defends Guenever is necessarily a villain in cahoots with her, … Continue reading →
Next scene, Guenever and Sir Bors. She summons him to her chamber. When he arrives, she opens her mouth to speak but Bors cuts her off. “Madam, what would ye that I did? I was there, at the dinner, and … Continue reading →
Smash cut to Mador accusing Guenever of treason, in front of Arthur and everyone! Malory helpfully explains that back in olden times, murdering a knight was considered treason. “Well, obviously the way to proceed is trial by combat,” says Arthur. … Continue reading →
Shortly after exiling Launcelot in a fit of pique, Guenever organizes a small banquet, for herself and a couple of dozen knights. They divide up easily into factions! THE ORKNEY FACTION Sir Gawaine His brother Sir Agravaine Their brother Sir … Continue reading →
About ten minutes after the Quest for the Holy Grail ends, Sir Launcelot falls back into his old bad habits of adultery-having and Guenever-loving. He’ll be sitting there, clutching his silver medal (Sir Bors won the gold, since he not … Continue reading →
