This article is about the Lancelot from King Arthur. For the version from Once Upon a Time, see Lancelot.
Lancelot is a supporting character of the 2004 Touchstone Pictures film King Arthur, which sought to tell a historically accurate version of the legend of Arthur and his knights.
Background[]
Personality[]
Lancelot is a very confident, if slightly arrogant, yet trustworthy knight. Being Arthur's second-in-command, Lancelot is willing to follow his commander as long as it leads to their freedom. He tends to be more rebellious than his fellow knights and the one who tends to talk back to Arthur more, though he tries to sway his friend into understanding where he is coming from. He admits to Guinevere that he had no interest in wanting to help her or Lucan with escaping their confines, instead wanting to help his own people. However, he does eventually come to his senses by showing his heroic side unto his dying last breath.
Trivia[]
- Lancelot also serves as the narrator of the film.
- In usual legends, Lancelot is portrayed as being of French descent who learned of his own name after freeing a castle from an evil ruler. He is often portrayed as one of Arthur's top knights and sometimes his second-in-command. Lancelot is often portrayed having an adulterous affair with Guinevere, however this was added in later legends and not the earlier ones, something that was acknowledged by director Antione Fuqua who explained why he decided not to include it in the film.
