Nowadays, this affair is generally regarded as fact. Lancelot and Gwenivere did not have an illicit affair.' () 'There is reason to believe the adultery of Lancelot and Guinevere was invented wholecloth by Chrétien' 'in the 1170's.'. It is important, though, to first make clear that the movie version of the story is not correct.

'Another example of steel and velvet is the character of Lancelot in the legend of King Arthur. This book got my appreciation for accuracy when I checked out one of it's surprising assertions.