William Thatcher
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William Thatcher is the ambitious peasant-turned-knight protagonist of the medieval adventure film "A Knight's Tale," known for defying class boundaries through his skill at jousting and determination.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Thatcher canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | A Knight's Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedTitleBy | Prince Edward of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ulrich von Liechtenstein (as an alias) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| creator | Brian Helgeland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyBackground | son of John Thatcher ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | A Knight's Tale universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext | medieval adventure comedy ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | A Knight's Tale (2001 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| goal |
to become a knight despite peasant birth
ⓘ
to change his stars ⓘ |
| hasFriend |
Geoffrey Chaucer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kate NERFINISHED ⓘ Roland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRival |
Count Adhemar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sir Thomas Colville (initially) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRomanticInterest | Jocelyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| laterSocialStatus | knight ⓘ |
| mentorFigure | Sir Ector (off-screen, deceased) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | Englishman ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defying medieval class boundaries
ⓘ
determination ⓘ exceptional jousting skill ⓘ |
| occupation |
jousting champion
ⓘ
knight ⓘ squire ⓘ |
| otherActivities | tournament melee combat ⓘ |
| pardonedBy | Prince Edward of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Heath Ledger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySport | jousting ⓘ |
| productionCompanyContext | Columbia Pictures (for A Knight's Tale) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rescuedBy | Prince Edward of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | medieval Europe (stylized) ⓘ |
| socialClass | peasant ⓘ |
| themeEmbodied | social mobility through merit ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 14th century (fictionalized) ⓘ |
| trait |
ambitious
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courageous ⓘ loyal ⓘ rebellious against social hierarchy ⓘ |
| usesAlias | Sir Ulrich von Liechtenstein of Gelderland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weapon |
lance
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sword ⓘ |
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