Sir Bedivere

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Sir Bedivere is a knight of Arthurian legend best known for returning King Arthur’s sword Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake after the Battle of Camlann.

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Sir Bedivere canonical 5
Sir Bedivere from Arthurian legend 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian character
Knight of the Round Table
allegiance King Arthur's court
surface form: Camelot

King Arthur
appearsIn Historia Regum Britanniae
Le Morte d'Arthur
surface form: Le Morte d’Arthur

various Arthurian romances
associatedWith Arthurian legend
Excalibur
The Lady of the Lake
surface form: Lady of the Lake

King Arthur's court
surface form: Round Table
battle Battle of Camlann
category Arthurian knight
Legendary British person
culture British
family Griflet
Lucan the Butler
fictionalStatus legendary figure
gender male
languageTradition French Arthurian romance tradition
Welsh tradition
literaryFunction symbol of loyalty at Arthur’s death
literaryTradition Matter of Britain
loyaltyTrait loyal to King Arthur
moralTrait dutiful
honorable
nameVariant Bedevere
Bedwyr
narrativeEvent initially hesitated to throw Excalibur into the lake
tasked by dying Arthur to return Excalibur
ultimately obeyed Arthur and cast Excalibur into the lake
notableAction returned Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake
occupation knight
portrayedAs one of Arthur’s last surviving companions at Camlann
relationship knight of King Arthur
relativeType brother of Lucan the Butler
kinsman of Griflet
role Arthurian knight
companion of King Arthur
sourceText 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
timePeriod mythic sub-Roman Britain
weaponAssociation Excalibur
witnessed hand rising from the lake to catch Excalibur

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King Arthur's court hasMember Sir Bedivere
Excalibur returnedBy Sir Bedivere
Lucan the Butler relative Sir Bedivere
Sir Bedevere basedOn Sir Bedivere
this entity surface form: Sir Bedivere from Arthurian legend