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A knight from another land who had come to live in our kingdom found himself increasingly dismayed by the behavior of our chivalry. Finally, he offered his complaints to a gathering of the chivalry, and ended his comments by asking, "And after all, what do you want to be, an authentic medieval knight, or...or...Sir Lancelot?" The knights and masters-at-arms of the kingdom looked at one another, then back at the stranger knight, and one answered, "Sir Lancelot."

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Re: From the homework Viscount Sir Alvar de Cadiz assigned me.
« Reply #1 on: 2012-04-06, 13:33:14 »

Good answer. :) Besides, by striving to be Sir Lancelot, in a way you would be following the footsteps of authentic historical knights, since they too were inspired by Arthurian tales.
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Re: From the homework Viscount Sir Alvar de Cadiz assigned me.
« Reply #2 on: 2012-04-06, 13:42:21 »
And don't forget he'll be obligated to enter in to an adulterous relationship with your king's wife then!  ;D
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Re: From the homework Viscount Sir Alvar de Cadiz assigned me.
« Reply #3 on: 2012-04-06, 13:45:04 »
And don't forget he'll be obligated to enter in to an adulterous relationship with your king's wife then!  ;D

Wait... how many of them responded "Sir Lancelot"?  Oh boy, that could be a lot of separate affairs on the queen's part. I hope she has some stamina. :)
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Re: From the homework Viscount Sir Alvar de Cadiz assigned me.
« Reply #4 on: 2012-04-06, 15:35:58 »
I'd rather be Sir Gawaine...good hearted, but flawed and slightly jealous.  It is my belief that Gawaine blew the whistle because he wanted the Queen for himself, in his deepest thoughts.  ;)
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Re: From the homework Viscount Sir Alvar de Cadiz assigned me.
« Reply #5 on: 2012-04-07, 23:22:52 »
And don't forget he'll be obligated to enter in to an adulterous relationship with your king's wife then!  ;D

Better to be Lancealot then Lancealittle. Am I wrong?  ;D
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Re: From the homework Viscount Sir Alvar de Cadiz assigned me.
« Reply #6 on: 2012-04-08, 03:08:37 »
And don't forget he'll be obligated to enter in to an adulterous relationship with your king's wife then!  ;D

Better to be Lancealot then Lancealittle. Am I wrong?  ;D

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Re: From the homework Viscount Sir Alvar de Cadiz assigned me.
« Reply #7 on: 2012-04-10, 18:44:56 »
And don't forget he'll be obligated to enter in to an adulterous relationship with your king's wife then!  ;D

Better to be Lancealot then Lancealittle. Am I wrong?  ;D

That sounds like an exchange that would be appropro in Your Highness...which, as dumb as it was, was also kind of funny, in a boorish sort of way.  Hey, Natalie Portman strips down to her skivvies and takes a bath...what movie?  lol
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