Throughout written history, few love stories have stood the test of time like that of Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere. Their names are synonymous with forbidden love like Romeo and Juliet. There are many different versions of their saga throughout Arthurian literature, and the one thing that is indisputable in all accounts is their extraordinary and unwavering love for each other. But what exact type of love are they experiencing? In Chrétien de Troyes “The Knight of the Chariot” the love shared between Lancelot and Guinevere can be seen as amor centos or pure love, while as in Sir Thomas Malory's “Le Morte D'Arthur”, it can be seen as amor mixtus. or raw love. At the same time that Cretien de Troyes was writing his Arthurian romances, another gentleman named Andreas Capellanus was completing a treatise entitled “De amore” or in English “About Love”. It is also sometimes referred to as “The Art of Courtly Love”. Little is known with certainty about the life of Andreas Capellanus, however he is believed to have written this work in the late 12th century. It is also commonly believed that he, like Chrétien de Troyes, was a member of the court of Marie de Troyes, Countess of Champagne. Although some believe it was written harshly, “De Amore” is at its core, a detailed code of ethics for a courteous lover to follow. Within the pages of “De Amore” there is an intricate analysis of different types of love. Two of these types of love include amor centos or, in its English translation, pure love and amor mixtus or raw love. Criticizing “De amore”, Douglas Kelly describes amor centos as “a form of love that excludes the satisfaction of physical desire” (Kelley). The central definition of this form of lo...... middle of paper ......r Lancelot and Guinevere have sexual intercourse in “Le Morte d'Arthur” by Sir Thomas Malory, shocking chaos ensues. While in “The Knight of the Cart” the sexual discretions of Lancleot and Guinevere are never discovered by the masses, in “Le Morte d'Arthur” the opposite occurs. As Capellanus writes of amor mixtus, “it fails quickly and lasts a short time; you often regret having done it; those close to you are hurt; the Heavenly King is offended by it; and grave dangers ensue” (Capellanus 474). In "The Deaths of Arthur", after Lancelot and Guinevere have sex, they are promptly forced to end the relationship, they never say they regret it, but it is implied that two of Lancelot's fellow knights are killed, not to mention injured , and destroys the entire kingdom. This is by definition amor mixtus or raw love in its fundamental definition.