The Legend of Sir Lancelot du Lac Studies upon its Origin, Development, and Position in the Arthurian Romantic Cycle

"The Legend of Sir Lancelot du Lac" by Jessie L. Weston is a study from the early 1900s that looks at the start and growth of the Arthurian legend of Lancelot. It explores Lancelot's evolution within the overall Arthurian stories and checks out the early writings that mention him. Weston asks important questions about where Lancelot came from, what kind of person he was, and how he related to others in the Arthurian world, like Guinevere. The book starts by saying Lancelot wasn't always a main part of the Arthurian stories and she argues that his famous love affair with Guinevere came later. Weston is getting ready to look closely at the story of Lancelot and where it came from, and to study the writings that helped create this famous character.