Battle of Camlann
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The Battle of Camlann is the legendary final conflict in Arthurian tradition in which King Arthur is mortally wounded, often depicted as his last stand against Mordred and the end of his reign.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Camlann canonical | 9 |
| Camlann | 2 |
| Battle of Camlann (initially) | 1 |
| the Battle of Camlann | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arthurian legend event
ⓘ
legendary battle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Avalon
ⓘ
Excalibur ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Queen Guinevere
ⓘ
surface form:
Guinevere
Sir Bedivere ⓘ Lucan the Butler ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Lucan the Butler
|
| describedIn |
Historia Regum Britanniae
ⓘ
surface form:
Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae
Le Morte d'Arthur ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur
Welsh Triads ⓘ various medieval romances ⓘ |
| featuresConflictBetween | King Arthur and Mordred ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Camblan
ⓘ
Camlan ⓘ Camlann (Welsh: Camlan) ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
archetypal last battle in British legend
ⓘ
symbol of the collapse of ideal kingship ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
medieval romance tradition
ⓘ
mythic-heroic narrative ⓘ |
| hasLocation | Britain (legendary) ⓘ |
| hasMotiveForConflict |
Mordred's usurpation of Arthur's throne
ⓘ
succession dispute between Arthur and Mordred ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
death of Mordred
ⓘ
mortal wounding of King Arthur ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
King Arthur
ⓘ
Mordred ⓘ |
| hasSourceLanguage | Welsh tradition ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
end of a golden age ⓘ tragic heroism ⓘ |
| influenced |
film adaptations of Arthurian legend
ⓘ
modern Arthurian literature ⓘ modern fantasy depictions of last stands ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
climactic event in Arthur's life
ⓘ
turning point between mythic past and later history in legend ⓘ |
| partOf | Arthurian legend ⓘ |
| precedes |
departure of Arthur to Avalon
ⓘ
return of Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Alliterative Morte Arthure
ⓘ
Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
surface form:
Post-Vulgate Cycle
Stanzaic Morte Arthur ⓘ |
| signifies |
end of King Arthur's reign
ⓘ
end of the Knights of the Round Table ⓘ fall of Camelot ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
sub-Roman Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
sub-Roman Britain (legendary setting)
|
| uncertainHistoricLocation |
Camlann candidates in Cornwall
ⓘ
Camlann candidates in Cumbria ⓘ Camlann candidates in Wales ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Camlann
this entity surface form:
the Battle of Camlann
this entity surface form:
Camlann
this entity surface form:
Battle of Camlann (initially)