Queen guinevere, king arthur (her husband), and sir lancelot (her lover), form the most celebrated love-triangle in european literature. First mentioned in literature in the early 12th century, nearly 700 years after the purported times of arthur, guinevere has since been portrayed as everything from a fatally flawed, villainous, and … Guinevere, a prominent figure in arthurian legend, is depicted across various texts as both a revered queen and a controversial figure.

Guinevere, wife of arthur, legendary king of britain, best known in arthurian romance through the love that his knight sir lancelot bore for her. The legendary queen guinevere is a familiar figure throughout the modern world: Young guinevere, reportedly the fairest maiden of the land, married king arthur, hero of the fabled knights of the round …