# Sir Launcelot du Lake — Le Morte d’Arthur character guide

> Sir Launcelot du Lake in Le Morte d’Arthur by Thomas Malory.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Launcelot, Launcelot de Lake, Sir Lancelot

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

The greatest knight of the Round Table, whose love for Queen Guenever drives the central tragedy.

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