The value of loyalty is one of the prominent themes explored by Anglo-Saxon literature. ... By the power and control that the fairy has attained from Lanval falling to her lust, a loyalty in which Lanval must maintain, results. ... Lanval's loyalty is grounded upon his desire to respect the fairy and her needs to which he responds. ... Noting in the poem where Lanval makes a promise to the fairy seen in "I admonish you now,/ I command and beg you,/ do not let any man know about this" (143-145), Lanval's trust to the fairy is exploited by Queen Guinevere when she gets upset,...

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