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.

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Battle of Camlann canonical 9
Camlann 2
Battle of Camlann (initially) 1

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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

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King Arthur finalBattle Battle of Camlann
King Arthur deathPlace Battle of Camlann
this entity surface form: Camlann
Arthurian legend includesEpisode Battle of Camlann
this entity surface form: the Battle of Camlann
Le Morte d'Arthur notableEpisode Battle of Camlann
Bedivere presentAt Battle of Camlann
Mordred associatedWithEvent Battle of Camlann
Mordred deathPlace Battle of Camlann
this entity surface form: Camlann
Sir Bedivere battle Battle of Camlann
Annales Cambriae containsReferenceTo Battle of Camlann
Lucan the Butler presentAtEvent Battle of Camlann
Lucan the Butler survivedEvent Battle of Camlann
this entity surface form: Battle of Camlann (initially)
Lucan the Butler diesAfter Battle of Camlann
Bedevere presentAt Battle of Camlann