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1177 CE: Lancelot's character first developed by French poet Chretien de Troyes in his poem Lancelot or the Knight of the Cart.
1194 CE - 1204 CE: Lancelot's character further developed by German poet Ulrich von Zatzikhoven in his Lanzelet.
1215 CE - 1235 CE: The Lancelot-Guinevere affair further developed in the Vulgate Cycle.
1240 CE - 1250 CE: The Post-Vulgate Cycle further develops Lancelot's story.
1469 CE: Sir Thomas Malory writes Le Morte D'Arthur, creating the most complete and compelling version of Lancelot's story.