Gawain

E58111

Arthurian character fictional character legendary knight

Gawain is a legendary knight of King Arthur’s Round Table in Arthurian literature, renowned for his chivalry and central role in tales such as "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight."

Aliases (4)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Arthurian character → fictional character → legendary knight →
alsoKnownAs	Gauvain → Gwalchmei → Walewein → Walwen →
appearsIn	Arthurian legend → Le Morte d’Arthur → Sir Gawain and the Green Knight → The Awntyrs off Arthure → The Knightly Tale of Gologras and Gawain → The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle →
associatedWith	Camelot → Orkney → Round Table →
brotherOf	Agravain → Gaheris → Gareth → Mordred →
centralThemeIn	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight →
culture	Celtic mythology → medieval British literature → medieval French literature →
languageOfOrigin	French Arthurian romance → Middle English literature → Middle Welsh tradition →
memberOf	Knights of the Round Table →
nephewOf	King Arthur →
notedFor	chivalry → courtesy → loyalty → prowess in battle →
questIn	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight →
relativeOf	King Arthur →
serves	King Arthur →
sonOf	King Lot → Morgause →
symbol	pentangle →
testedFor	courage → honor → truthfulness →
tradition	chivalric romance →
virtue	compassion → courtesy → fellowship → generosity → purity →
weapon	sword →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gavin → Gavin ("Gawaine") →	hasVariant
Le Morte d'Arthur ("Sir Gawain") → Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ("Sir Gawain") →	mainCharacter
Bertilak de Hautdesert ("Sir Gawain") → Lady Bertilak ("Sir Gawain") →	tests
Gawain ("Gauvain") →	alsoKnownAs
King Arthur's Britain ("Sir Gawain") →	associatedWith
Green Knight ("Sir Gawain") →	challenges
Lady Bertilak ("Sir Gawain") →	givesTo
Arthurian legend →	hasCharacter
King Arthur's court ("Sir Gawain") →	hasMember
Hautdesert ("Sir Gawain") →	hostTo
Lady Bertilak ("Sir Gawain") →	interactsWith
Gavin →	relatedName
Bertilak de Hautdesert ("Sir Gawain") →	relatedToCharacter
Gavin ("Gawain (in some traditions)") →	shortFormOf
Bertilak de Hautdesert ("Sir Gawain") →	testsVirtueOf