Chapter VI: The Prose Lancelot--The 'enfances' of the Hero

Necessity of examining _all_ the existing MSS. before a critical study of the legend can be attempted--Present studies concerned only with leading points of story, and certain variants in printed texts 89-90

Arthurian cycle in present form redacted under influence of completed _Lancelot_ story 91-93

_Enfances_ of hero in prose _Lancelot_ a modified form of story related by Ulrich von Zatzikhoven--Points of contact between prose _Lancelot_ and _Parzival_ of Wolfram von Eschenbach 93-96

MS. evidence of contact with _Perceval_ story 96-97

Parallel with _Bel Inconnu_ poems--The _Lancelot_ later than either _Perceval_ or _Bel Inconnu_--Connection with Lady of the Lake alone of the essence of the story--Necessity for studying character of fairy protectress before deciding original form of _Enfances_ 97-99

CHAPTER VII

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