Breton lay · late 14th century

Launfal

Sir Launfal

by Thomas Chestre

A tail-rhyme Breton lay of about 1,040 lines, adapted from Marie de France's Lanval and the anonymous Graelent: a knight of Arthur's court, impoverished and slighted by Guinevere, is loved by the fairy Tryamour.

Contents · 4 parts

• Lines 1–264about 260 lines
• Lines 265–528about 260 lines
• Lines 529–792about 260 lines
• Lines 793–1044about 250 lines

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