Enide

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Enide is a heroine of Arthurian romance, best known as the loyal and courageous wife of the knight Erec in medieval French literature.

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Enide canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian character
fictional character
literary heroine
appearsIn Arthurian romance
Erec
Erec et Enide
surface form: Erec and Enide

Erec et Enide
associatedWith King Arthur
King Arthur's court
surface form: Round Table
basedInTradition Arthurian legend
centralThemeInStory chivalric honor
marital fidelity
testing of love
characterInWorkBy Chrétien de Troyes
createdBy Chrétien de Troyes
fictionalUniverse Arthurian legend
surface form: Arthurian universe
firstAppearanceCentury 12th century
gender female
hasVariantName Enid
influenced later Arthurian portrayals of loyal wives
inspiredCharacter Enid in later English adaptations
languageOfWork Old French
literaryGenre chivalric romance
courtly romance
literaryTradition French Arthurian romance
moralQuality bravery
obedience
self‑sacrifice
narrativeFunction to exemplify idealized conjugal love
to motivate Erec’s chivalric exploits
notableFor courage
loyalty
marital devotion
truthfulness
partnerInQuestWith Erec
portrayedAs courageous companion
ideal courtly lady
loyal wife
relationshipTestedBy Erec’s trials of her loyalty
roleInNarrative moral touchstone
quest companion
wife of Erec
settingOfStory King Arthur's Britain
surface form: Arthurian Britain

medieval Brittany
spouseOf Erec

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