The action centers on Lancelot's rescue of the queen after she has been abducted by Meleagant, the son of Bademagu. The Abduction of Guinevere is one of the oldest motifs in Arthurian legend, appearing also in Caradoc of Llancarfan's Life of Gildas and carved on the archivolt in Modena Cathedral. ...

Un jour d\"Ascension, le roi Arthur donne une grande fete dans son chateau. Au cours du repas, Meleagant se presente et lui lance un defi: Arthur doit lui confier la reine Guenievre et si aucun des chevaliers d\"Arthur ne reussit a le battre......