King Arthur

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King Arthur is the legendary British monarch and central figure of Arthurian mythology, renowned as the noble ruler of Camelot and leader of the Knights of the Round Table.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form As subject As object
King Arthur in Monty Python and the Holy Grail 0 1
King of the Britons 0 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British legendary figure
legendary king
mythological figure
associatedWith Arthurian legend
surface form: Arthurian mythology

Avalon
King Arthur's court
surface form: Camelot

Excalibur
Holy Grail
Knighthood
King Arthur's court
surface form: Knights of the Round Table

Merlin
King Arthur's court
surface form: Round Table

Sword in the Stone
child Mordred
court King Arthur's court
surface form: Camelot
createdBy Geoffrey of Monmouth (literary consolidation)
culture Celtic
deathPlace Battle of Camlann
surface form: Camlann
enemy Mordred
father Uther Pendragon
finalBattle Battle of Camlann
genre chivalric romance
myth and legend
influenced British national mythology
medieval chivalric literature
mentionedIn French romances
Historia Regum Britanniae
Le Morte d'Arthur
surface form: Le Morte d’Arthur

Welsh legends
mentor Merlin
mother Igraine
name Arthur
nationality British
pulledFrom Sword in the Stone
quest search for the Holy Grail
role leader of the Knights of the Round Table
ruler of Camelot
spouse Queen Guinevere
surface form: Guinevere
symbol King Arthur's court
surface form: Round Table
takenTo Avalon
timePeriod early Middle Ages (legendary setting)
sub-Roman Britain
title King of Britain
King Arthur self-linksurface differs
surface form: King of the Britons
tradition Arthurian legend
virtue bravery
chivalry
honor
weapon Excalibur

Referenced by (46)

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

Merlin allegiance King Arthur
Morgan le Fay ally King Arthur
Vortigern antagonistOf King Arthur
Excalibur associatedWith King Arthur
King Arthur's court associatedWith King Arthur
Merlin associatedWith King Arthur
Sandy associatedWith King Arthur
Tintagel Castle associatedWith King Arthur
Arthur basedOn King Arthur
subject surface form: Arthur (Kingsman)
King Arthur's court centeredOn King Arthur
Bedivere closeCompanionOf King Arthur
Uther Pendragon fatherOf King Arthur
Spamalot featuresCharacter King Arthur
King Arthur's court governedBy King Arthur
Arthurian legend hasMainCharacter King Arthur
Excalibur hasOwner King Arthur
King Arthur's Britain hasRuler King Arthur
Bedivere loyalTo King Arthur
Sir Lancelot loyalTo King Arthur
Le Morte d'Arthur mainCharacter King Arthur
Merlin mentorOf King Arthur
Artus Court namedAfter King Arthur
Gawain nephewOf King Arthur
Graham Chapman notableRole King Arthur
this entity surface form: King Arthur in Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Uther Pendragon parentOf King Arthur
Morgan le Fay relative King Arthur
Gawain relativeOf King Arthur
Bedivere serves King Arthur
Gawain serves King Arthur
Sir Lancelot serves King Arthur
Morgan le Fay sibling King Arthur
Queen Guinevere spouseOf King Arthur
Wace subjectOfWork King Arthur
Uther Pendragon successor King Arthur
Merlin teacherOf King Arthur
King Arthur title King Arthur self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: King of the Britons
Thomas Malory workSubject King Arthur