Forest of Brocéliande (in some French romances)
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The Forest of Brocéliande is a legendary, enchanted woodland in Arthurian romance closely associated with Merlin and other magical events of the Breton cycle.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Forest of Brocéliande (in some French romances) canonical | 1 |
| La Forêt de Brocéliande | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arthurian location
ⓘ
legendary forest ⓘ mythical place ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
King Arthur
ⓘ
The Lady of the Lake ⓘ
surface form:
Lady of the Lake
Sir Lancelot ⓘ
surface form:
Lancelot
Merlin ⓘ Morgan le Fay ⓘ Viviane ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
chivalric quest
ⓘ
enchantment ⓘ sorcery ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin |
Breton
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Arthurian legend
ⓘ
Breton cycle ⓘ |
| genre | Arthurian romance setting ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
enchanted
ⓘ
magical ⓘ mysterious ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Breton regional mythology
ⓘ
modern Arthurian fiction ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
oral tradition
ⓘ
written romance literature ⓘ |
| hasModernIdentification | Forêt de Paimpont ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
enchanted spring
ⓘ
illusionary landscapes ⓘ talking animals ⓘ |
| hasRole |
setting of Arthurian adventures
ⓘ
setting of magical events ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Paimpont Forest ⓘ |
| languageOfEarliestSources | Old French ⓘ |
| locatedInNarrativeTradition |
Breton folklore
ⓘ
French romances ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Breton lais
ⓘ
medieval French romances ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
The Beguiling of Merlin
ⓘ
surface form:
Merlin’s imprisonment by Viviane
encounters between knights and supernatural beings ⓘ |
| partOf | Matter of Britain ⓘ |
| relatedMythicalPlace |
Avalon
ⓘ
Lyonesse ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
boundary between human world and fairy world
ⓘ
testing ground for knights ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| tourismType | literary tourism site ⓘ |
| traditionalLocation |
Armorica
ⓘ
Brittany ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
La Forêt de Brocéliande