Lancelot

Examples

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• In the legends, Lancelot is often portrayed as both noble and tragic.

• In all the guises of love: Antony and Cleopatra, Helen and Paris, Eloise and Abelard, Lancelot and Guinevere, the King and Queen of Hearts.

  Fiction book (1999)

• God uses people like you, Lancelot, because your heart is open.

  First Knight (1995)

• I wish you more luck than Lancelot had.

  Prince Valiant (1954)

• So you see, Lancelot, we are much alike, you and I.

  King Arthur (2004)

• Lancelot would have to invite one less girl to the party or else do two himself.

  Fiction book (1995)

• I think our Sir Lancelot might have eyes for you, Gwen.

  Love Don’t Fade Away (2023)

• Fair one, behold your humble servant, Sir Lancelot of Camelot.

  Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

• Francesca was actually married to Paolo's brother, Giovanni, but we are told how the couple's joint reading of the romance of Lancelot and Guinevere led to a kiss and, as Francesca puts it: 'We read no more that day.'

  Academic text (2011)

• The story of Lancelot and Guinevere is a classic tale of love and betrayal.

Synonyms

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Sir Lancelot

vsLancelot

• Literature

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A famous knight of King Arthur's Round Table known for bravery and his love for Queen Guinevere

is the same figure named without the honorific title

Surface Forms

Etymology