His condition reflects both a class and generation whose dispossession is the result of a matrimonial model that works against the interest of women and younger sons, under which if the eldest son survived to the age of marriage and reproduction, the younger siblings were left to wander far from home, much like depicted within the opening lines of Lanval. His wandering into the countryside and encounter with the fairy mistress represent the dream of possession. She serves as a foil to reality; while he is exiled, she has left her own country to find him and while he is neglected by Arthur, she holds him above all other knights.
His condition reflects both a class and generation whose dispossession is due to a marital model that works against women's interests and younger sons, under which if the eldest son survived marriage and reproduction, the younger siblings were left to roam far from home, much like depicted in the opening lines of Lanval. His wandering into the countryside and encounter with the fairy mistress represent his dream of possession. She serves as a contrast to reality; while he is exiled, she has left her own country to find him, and while he is ignored by Arthur, she holds him above all other knights.