Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart (French: Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette) is a 12th-century Old French poem by Chrétien de Troyes althrough it believed that Chrétien did not complete the text himself. It is one of the first stories of the Arthurian legend to feature Lancelot as a prominent character. The narrative tells about the abduction of Queen Guinevere, and is the first text to feature the love affair between Lancelot and Guinevere.