Reading Notes: Part B for Week 12: King Arthur - Sir Lancelot's Vision

In search of the Holy Graal, Sir Lancelot came before a stone cross in front of an old chapel. Here he decided to tie his horse to a tree and take off his arms. Lancelot yearned to enter the chapel to be before the altar, but he could not, for he had a heart heavy with sin.

So he turned back sorrowful and and lay down to sleep at the foot of the stone cross in front of the chapel. As he rested here, he saw a sick Knight come by, ailing over his turmoils from his quest for the Holy Graal. At this moment, a table of silver appears with the Holy Graal before it.

The sick Knight rose up and prayed before the Graal, being made whole again. After that, the Graal went back into the chapel, and Lancelot yearned to pursue. Alas, he could not move, for the weight of his sins weighed down upon him.

The sick Knight rose and kissed the stone cross. Seeing Lancelot, he questioned how a sleeping Knight could not wake when the power of the Graal was so near. The squire then replied that Lancelot is unhappy and sinful, and he proceeded to urge the Knight to take the arms and horse of Lancelot.

After the squire and Knight had left, Lancelot awoke, wondering if it had been a dream or real. Lancelot heard a voice telling him to withdraw himself and his sins from this holy place. With a heavy heart, Lancelot got up, noticing that his arms were vanished and his horse was gone. Resenting his dishonor and sins, he departed the chapel on foot.

This story illustrates the feelings of resentment that Lancelot feels for his sinful and wicket actions in his past. Upon embarking on his quest for the Holy Graal, he realizes that he cannot truly come to it, for his heart was heavy with the weight of his sins. His vision foretold him of how he will be utterly powerless in the presence of the sacred object due to his unholy past.

Sir Lancelot at the Chapel - Courtesy of Wikipedia


Bibliography: Sir Lancelot's Vision from King Arthur: Tales of the Round Table by Andrew Lang and illustrated by H.J. Ford (1902)

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