Jabberwock

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The Jabberwock is a fearsome, fantastical monster from Lewis Carroll’s nonsense poem "Jabberwocky," known for its menacing appearance and role as the creature the hero must slay.

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Jabberwock canonical 1
The Jabberwock 1
slaying the Jabberwocky 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fantasy creature
fictional monster
literary character
poetry character
adaptedIn film adaptations of Alice stories
stage adaptations of Alice stories
television adaptations of Alice stories
appearsIn Jabberwocky
Through the Looking-Glass
surface form: Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There
associatedPhrase And, as in uffish thought he stood, the Jabberwock, with eyes of flame
Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
bodyPart claws
jaws
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Lewis Carroll
culturalImpact inspired numerous illustrations
referenced in popular culture
describedAs fearsome
frumious
monstrous
eyeDescription eyes of flame
firstPublicationYear 1871
genre fantasy
nonsense literature
hasNameOrigin nonsense word coined by Lewis Carroll
headDescription whiffling through the tulgey wood
illustratedBy John Tenniel
includedIn chapter 1 of Through the Looking-Glass
inspiredBy tradition of dragon-slaying tales
inUniverseStatus legendary creature
killedBy unnamed hero
killedIn tulgey wood
languageOfOrigin English
literaryMovement Victorian literature
medium poetry
narrativeFunction test of the hero's bravery
notableFeature claws that catch
jaws that bite
relatedWork Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
surface form: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Through the Looking-Glass
surface form: Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There
roleInWork antagonist
setting tulgey wood
targetOf hero's quest
threatLevel deadly
visualDepiction engraving by John Tenniel
weaponUsedAgainst Vorpal Sword
surface form: vorpal sword

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

Jabberwocky featuresCreature Jabberwock
Through the Looking-Glass featuresCharacter Jabberwock
this entity surface form: The Jabberwock
Alice Kingsleigh notableScene Jabberwock
this entity surface form: slaying the Jabberwocky