infant Lancelot (through the Lady of the Lake episode context)

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Infant Lancelot is the legendary future knight of the Round Table, taken and raised by the mystical Lady of the Lake after being separated from his parents in Arthurian romance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian character
child version of Lancelot
fictional character
alsoKnownAs Lancelot as a child
young Lancelot
appearsIn Arthurian legend
Arthurian romance
Prose Lancelot
Vulgate Cycle
appearsInEpisode Lady of the Lake episode
associatedWith King Arthur
Knights of the Round Table
childOf Elaine (wife of King Ban)
linked to: Elaine of Benoic

King Ban of Benoic
linked to: King Ban of Benwick
connectedToMotif child carried off by a fairy lady
hero raised in an Otherworld
culture Arthurian literary tradition
linked to: Arthurian legend

medieval French romance tradition
destinedRole Arthur’s greatest knight
knight of the Round Table
futureIdentity Lancelot du Lac
linked to: Sir Lancelot

Sir Lancelot
genre chivalric romance
guardian Lady of the Lake
hasGivenName Lancelot
linked to: Sir Lancelot
hasTheme preparation for knighthood
separation from parents
supernatural fostering
languageOfPrimarySources Old French
narrativeFunction origin story of Sir Lancelot
partOf Lancelot narrative tradition
Lancelot-Grail cycle
linked to: Lancelot-Grail
raisedBy Lady of the Lake
raisedIn Otherworldly realm of the Lady of the Lake
separatedFrom Elaine (wife of King Ban)
linked to: Elaine of Benoic

King Ban of Benoic
linked to: King Ban of Benwick

his parents
setting mythic Britain
symbolizes child taken into the Otherworld
chosen hero
takenBy Lady of the Lake
upbringingType mystical upbringing

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King Ban of Benwick rescues infant Lancelot (through the Lady of the Lake episode context)