Alliterative Morte Arthure

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Alliterative Morte Arthure is a 14th-century Middle English alliterative poem recounting the legendary exploits and tragic downfall of King Arthur.

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Alliterative Morte Arthure canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian literature
Middle English poem
alliterative poem
chivalric narrative poem
basedOn Arthurian legend
surface form: Arthurian legend cycle
countryOfOrigin England
dateOfComposition 14th century
form alliterative verse
genre Arthurian romance
epic poetry
hasLiteraryMovement Middle English alliterative revival
language Middle English
literaryForm narrative poem
literaryInfluenceOn later Arthurian literature
literaryPeriod Middle English period
literaryTradition Alliterative Revival
manuscriptLanguage Middle English
meter alliterative long line
mode heroic
narrativeFocus downfall of King Arthur
military campaigns of King Arthur
originalLanguageScript Latin alphabet
portraysCharacter Gawain
Queen Guinevere
surface form: Guinevere

King Arthur
Mordred
the Round Table knights
portraysEvent Arthur’s continental campaign
final battle of King Arthur
setting Great Britain
surface form: Britain

continental Europe
studiedIn Arthurian studies
medieval English literature courses
subject Arthurian legend
King Arthur
theme fate and destiny
heroic exploits
kingship
loyalty and betrayal
tragic downfall
war and conquest
title Alliterative Morte Arthure self-link
tone tragic

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Alliterative Revival producedWork Alliterative Morte Arthure
Mordred appearsInWork Alliterative Morte Arthure
Matter of Britain hasRelatedWork Alliterative Morte Arthure
Battle of Camlann relatedWork Alliterative Morte Arthure
Alliterative Morte Arthure title Alliterative Morte Arthure self-link
The Destruction of Troy relatedWork Alliterative Morte Arthure