The Lady of the Lake

The Lady of the Lake is the name of a character, a poem and various plays

Also found as Lady of the Lake

The character

"The Lady of the Lake" is a character in Monty Python's Spamalot

The poem by Sir Walter Scott

based on Sir Walter Scott's eponymous poem, which he began writing in August 1809 while holidaying with his wife in the Trossachs in Scotland, and along the shores and islands of Loch Katrine.

The poem was eventually published on May 8, 1810, selling 25,000 copies in just 8 months.

Dramatised versions of the tale and the poem

A number of theatrical versions have been done of it over the years.

Rossini’s opera La Donna Del Lago.

The Lady of the Lake by Benjamin Askew (This production played at the Theatre by the Lake, Cumbria, from 13 June - Fri 6 November 2015)