Britomart

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Britomart is a chaste female knight and central allegorical figure in Edmund Spenser’s epic poem *The Faerie Queene*, embodying the virtue of chastity and martial prowess.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf allegorical figure
female knight
fictional character
appearsIn The Faerie Queene NERFINISHED
appearsInBook Book III of The Faerie Queene NERFINISHED
Book IV of The Faerie Queene NERFINISHED
Book V of The Faerie Queene NERFINISHED
associatedWithVirtue chastity
createdBy Edmund Spenser NERFINISHED
defeats Guyon NERFINISHED
Marinell NERFINISHED
destinedToMarry Artegall NERFINISHED
embodies chastity
firstAppearanceYear 1590
gender female
genreOfWork allegorical epic poem
guidedBy prophecy
hasArmorColor shining white
influences later depictions of warrior women in literature
inLoveWith Artegall NERFINISHED
languageOfWork Early Modern English NERFINISHED
linkedToDynasty future British monarchs
literaryPeriod English Renaissance NERFINISHED
nationalityInText British
notableScene unmasking as a woman after combat
notableTrait chastity
constancy in love
courage
martial prowess
opposes lust
sexual temptation
parent King Ryence of Wales NERFINISHED
rescues Amoret NERFINISHED
roleInAllegory ideal chaste woman
model of active female virtue
seesFutureLineageIn enchanted mirror
studiedInField Renaissance literature
allegory studies
feminist literary criticism
symbolizes Protestant virtue
heroic womanhood
marital chastity
travelsThrough enchanted landscapes
usesDisguise male armor
weapon spear
sword

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