Modern Prose Stories of Sir Lancelot

In more modern books, we can see how the interpretation of Sir Lancelot has progressed

• "The Once and Future King" is T. H. White's retelling of the King Arthur legends. In White's book Lancelot is introverted, described as being ugly.
• "The Mists of Avalon" by Marion Zimmer Bradley shows Lancelot to be bisexual with both a love for Guinevere and a lust for Arthur.
• "The Warlord Chronicles" by Bernard Cornwell is an historical fiction trilogy in which Lancelot is shown as a cowardly traitor. Cornwell puts forward the hypothesis that Lancelot tried to spin history, by bribing poets to give him credit for the heroic deeds of others. Lancelot later joins the Saxons to fight against Arthur. He is executed after of the Battle of Mynydd Badon.
• "Pendragon Cycle" by Stephen R. Lawhead portrays Llencelyn (Lancelot) as the champion and foster-brother of Gwenhwyvar (Guinevere), and Irish to boot. He dies during the battle of Camlann defending Gwenhwyvar against the Picts.
• "The Camulod Chronicles" by Jack Whyte refers to Lancelot as "Clothar the Frank"
• "The Last Defender of Camelot" by Roger Zelazny's makes Lancelot immortal by Merlin's magic. Merlin later comes to the immortal Lancelot in the 20th Century to ask him to bring King Arthur back to life.
• "The Wicked Day" by Mary Stewart does not feature Lancelot, but gives his role as Arthur champion knight and Guinevere's lover to Bedwyr (Bedivere).
• "The Fionavar Tapestry" , part of Guy Gavriel Kay's trilogy, puts Lancelot alongside Arthur and Guinevere.
  

Sir Lancelot is also covered in films

Sir Lancelot, knight of the Round Table