Redcrosse Knight
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Redcrosse Knight is the central chivalric hero of Book I of Edmund Spenser’s epic poem *The Faerie Queene*, symbolizing the virtue of Holiness in his allegorical quest against evil.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical figure
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ knight ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| allegoricallyRepresents |
the Christian everyman
ⓘ
the militant Protestant church ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
St. George
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Knight of Holiness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Faerie Queene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedVirtue | Holiness ⓘ |
| associatedWith | the red cross of Saint George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Saint George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bearsSymbol |
red cross on a silver shield
ⓘ
red cross on his armor ⓘ |
| centralCharacterOf | Book I of The Faerie Queene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| companionOf | Una NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | the House of Pride NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Edmund Spenser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deceivedBy | Duessa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Duessa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Error (the monster) NERFINISHED ⓘ the dragon in Book I ⓘ |
| fightsAgainst |
error in religion
ⓘ
evil ⓘ sin ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1590 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | allegorical epic poem ⓘ |
| guidedBy |
Contemplation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Una NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imprisonedBy | Orgoglio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Early Modern English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loves | Una NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralTheme | the struggle of the Christian soul toward holiness ⓘ |
| nationalitySymbol | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| questFor | Holiness ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Protestant Reformation allegory ⓘ |
| represents | the Protestant idea of true religion ⓘ |
| rescuedBy | Prince Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rescues | Una’s parents ⓘ |
| settingIn | Faerie Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| slays | the dragon guarding Una’s parents ⓘ |
| symbolizes | Holiness ⓘ |
| temptedBy | Duessa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| undergoes |
spiritual growth
ⓘ
trials of faith ⓘ |
| visits | the House of Holiness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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