Four Arthurian Romances

A king’s hunt for the White Stag comes with a perilous prize: whoever kills it must kiss the fairest maiden at court—and five hundred knights may challenge the choice.

At Easter, King Arthur’s court gathers at Cardigan, where ancient custom threatens to turn a festive hunt into a quarrel. When a cruel dwarf strikes a damsel, the young Round Table knight Erec rides after the armed knight who allowed it, though he has left his own weapons behind. To avenge the insult, he must find arms and face a dangerous opponent; to retreat would mean carrying disgrace back to the Queen. Chrétien de Troyes’s four romances follow Erec, Cligés, Yvain and Lancelot through a world where love and honor can demand as much courage as battle. Can Erec meet the challenge before his quarry escapes?

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