One version is the following: He is the son of King Ban of Benwick who, after being conquered by King Claudus, has to flee his kingdom with his wife Elaine. As a child, Lancelot was left behind by his mother at a lake during this escape and robbed there by the fairy Viviane Nimue, the lady of the lake and guardian of the mythical place Avalon. He grows up in their water kingdom, the forge of the magical sword Excalibur of young Arthur.
The grown-up Lancelot is next to Gawain the most famous of the knights of the round table of King Arthur. His unconditional, unbreakable love is directed to Guinevere also Ginevra, Gwenhwyfer or Ginover, the king`s wife. This fateful, adulterous love makes him unworthy to search for the Holy Grail.
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