THE PROSE LANCELOT--THE LOVES OF LANCELOT
AND GUINEVERE
Short notice of incidents of frequent repetition in the
romance--Impossibility of deciding, with our present
knowledge, which belong to original redaction 100-103
Do the mutual relations of Lancelot and Guinevere represent an
original feature of the Arthurian story, or are we to consider
them a later addition? 103
Early evidence of Guinevere's infidelity--Testimony of the
chroniclers--Wace--Layamon 104-107
Mordred not the original lover, but his representative 107-108
Original lover possibly Gawain 108-111
Lancelot story a later development and independent of
earlier tradition--Influence of the _Tristan_ legend--
Motive determining choice of lover 111-117
Suggested evolution of Lancelot--Guinevere story 117-118