 In Ulrich von Zatzikhoven's "Lanzelet" (c. 1200), Valerin, King of the Tangled Wood, claims the right to marry her and carries her off to his castle in a struggle for power that reminds scholars of her prescient connections to the fertility and sovereignty of Britain.Arthur's company saves her, but Valerin kidnaps her again and places her in a magical sleep inside another castle surrounded by snakes, where only the powerful sorcerer Malduc can rescue her.A version of the abduction of Guinevere is associated in local folklore with Meigle in Scotland, known for its carved Pictish stones.