The Role of Religion

In our readings thus far and most recently, a question that keeps occurring to me is "What role does religion play throughout the stories of King Arthur?"

"By the faith I owe St. Peter, I'll not listen to your advice in this affair. Indeed, I'd deserve to be torn apart by horses if I did as you suggest. If he is seeking his honor, so do I seek mine; if he is seeking his renown, so do I see mine; if he is eager for battle, I am a hundred times more so." (Troyes, 160).

"The foreign maidens from the kingdom of King Arthur had all fasted three days and had gone barefoot in hairshirts so that God might give strength and courage to their knight, who was to do battle against his enemy on behalf of the captives. In like manner, the natives of this land prayed that God might give honor and victory in the battle to their lord." (Troyes, 161).