The Lady of the Lake

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Arthurian character enchantress mythological character sorceress

The Lady of the Lake is a mystical enchantress in Arthurian legend best known for gifting King Arthur the sword Excalibur and playing a pivotal role in the fate of Camelot.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Lady of the Lake 14
The Lady of the Lake canonical 3
Old French Vulgate Cycle (Lancelot-Grail) (as a Lady of the Lake figure) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian character ⓘ
enchantress ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ
sorceress ⓘ
appearsIn Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances ⓘ
surface form: Arthurian romances

French Arthurian literature ⓘ
Le Morte d'Arthur ⓘ
surface form: Le Morte d’Arthur

Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
surface form: Post-Vulgate Cycle

Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
medieval chivalric romances ⓘ
appearsInWorkBy Thomas Malory ⓘ
associatedWith King Arthur's court ⓘ
surface form: Camelot

Excalibur ⓘ
King Arthur ⓘ
Sir Lancelot ⓘ
surface form: Lancelot

Merlin ⓘ
chivalric ideals ⓘ
connectedTo Avalon ⓘ
culture medieval European literature ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Arthurian legend ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
gives Excalibur ⓘ
givesWeaponTo King Arthur ⓘ
hasAlias Nimue ⓘ
Niniane ⓘ
Nyneve ⓘ
Viviane ⓘ
Vivien ⓘ
hasPower control over water or lakes ⓘ
hasTitle The Lady of the Lake self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Lady of the Lake
influences succession of kingship in Britain ⓘ
inNarrativeFunction guardian of a sacred sword ⓘ
supernatural helper ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Old French literature ⓘ
mentorOf Sir Lancelot ⓘ
surface form: Lancelot
notableFor giving Excalibur to King Arthur ⓘ
originatesFrom Celtic-inspired traditions ⓘ
partOf Matter of Britain ⓘ
performsMagic enchantments ⓘ
illusions ⓘ
raises Sir Lancelot ⓘ
surface form: Lancelot
relationshipWith Merlin ⓘ
residesIn a mystical lake ⓘ
an enchanted realm ⓘ
roleIn fate of Camelot ⓘ
sometimesImprisons Merlin ⓘ
symbolizes divine right of kings ⓘ
mystical authority ⓘ
otherworldly power ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

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

Arthurian legend → hasCharacter → The Lady of the Lake ⓘ
Bedivere → associatedWith → The Lady of the Lake ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lady of the Lake
Excalibur → associatedWith → The Lady of the Lake ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lady of the Lake
Excalibur → returnedTo → The Lady of the Lake ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lady of the Lake
Spamalot → featuresCharacter → The Lady of the Lake ⓘ
Forest of Brocéliande (in some French romances) → associatedWith → The Lady of the Lake ⓘ
subject surface form: Forest of Brocéliande
this entity surface form: Lady of the Lake
Viviane (in some versions) → title → The Lady of the Lake ⓘ
subject surface form: Viviane
this entity surface form: Lady of the Lake
Viviane (in some versions) → firstMajorDevelopment → The Lady of the Lake ⓘ
subject surface form: Viviane
this entity surface form: Old French Vulgate Cycle (Lancelot-Grail) (as a Lady of the Lake figure)
Sir Bedivere → associatedWith → The Lady of the Lake ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lady of the Lake
Nimue → roleInLegend → The Lady of the Lake ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lady of the Lake
Nimue → alsoKnownAs → The Lady of the Lake ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lady of the Lake
Avalon → associatedWith → The Lady of the Lake ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lady of the Lake
Hail to the Chief → basedOn → The Lady of the Lake ⓘ
The Lady of the Lake → hasTitle → The Lady of the Lake self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lady of the Lake
Arthur's companion → associatedWith → The Lady of the Lake ⓘ
subject surface form: Sir Bedivere
this entity surface form: Lady of the Lake
Bedevere → returnsExcaliburTo → The Lady of the Lake ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lady of the Lake
The Song That Goes Like This → performedByCharacter → The Lady of the Lake ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lady of the Lake
Diva’s Lament → performedByCharacter → The Lady of the Lake ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lady of the Lake