Sir Lancelot

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Arthurian legendary character Knight of the Round Table fictional knight medieval literary character

Sir Lancelot is one of the most famous Knights of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, renowned for his unmatched prowess in battle and his tragic love affair with Queen Guinevere.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Arthurian legendary character → Knight of the Round Table → fictional knight → medieval literary character →
alsoKnownAs	Lancelot du Lac → Lancelot of the Lake → Launcelot →
appearsIn	Lancelot-Grail cycle → Le Morte d’Arthur → Post-Vulgate Cycle →
associatedWith	Camelot → Holy Grail quest → Round Table →
child	Galahad →
createdBy	Chrétien de Troyes →
culture	medieval European literature →
father	King Ban of Benwick →
firstMajorWork	Lancelot-Grail cycle → Le Chevalier de la Charrette →
flaw	adultery → conflict between love and duty →
gender	male →
hasAffairWith	Queen Guinevere →
hasLover	Queen Guinevere →
influences	downfall of Arthur’s kingdom →
inLoveWith	Queen Guinevere →
lessWorthyThan	Galahad →
literaryPeriod	High Middle Ages →
loyalTo	King Arthur →
memberOf	Knights of the Round Table →
mother	Elaine of Benoic →
nationalityInLegend	French →
notableEpisode	rescue of Guinevere from execution →
notableFor	love affair with Queen Guinevere → prowess in battle → role in the fall of Camelot →
originatesFrom	French Arthurian romances →
participatesIn	quest for the Holy Grail →
raisedBy	Lady of the Lake →
religionInLegend	Christianity →
rescues	Queen Guinevere →
roleInNarrative	greatest knight of King Arthur → tragic hero →
serves	King Arthur →
virtue	bravery → chivalry → courtesy →
weapon	sword →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sir Lancelot ("Lancelot du Lac") → Sir Lancelot ("Lancelot of the Lake") → Sir Lancelot ("Launcelot") →	alsoKnownAs
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court → Spamalot →	featuresCharacter
Arthurian legend ("Lancelot") → Camelot (Broadway production) ("Lancelot") →	hasCharacter
Le Morte d'Arthur → Monty Python and the Holy Grail →	mainCharacter
King Arthur's Britain →	associatedWith
Morgan le Fay ("Lancelot") →	enemy
Capability Brown ("Lancelot") →	givenName
King Arthur's court →	hasMember
Queen Guinevere →	partnerOf
Thomas Malory ("Lancelot") →	workSubject