Queen Guinevere

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Arthurian character fictional character legendary queen

Queen Guinevere is the legendary queen consort of King Arthur, renowned in Arthurian literature for her beauty, nobility, and central role in the courtly and romantic intrigues of Camelot.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Guinevere 8
Guenever 1
Guenevere 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
legendary queen ⓘ
appearsIn Historia Regum Britanniae ⓘ
surface form: "Historia Regum Britanniae"

Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem "Guinevere" ⓘ
Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances ⓘ
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ⓘ
surface form: Middle English poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"

Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
surface form: Post-Vulgate Cycle

Idylls of the King ⓘ
surface form: Tennyson's "Idylls of the King"

Le Morte d'Arthur ⓘ
surface form: Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur"

Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
numerous medieval French romances ⓘ
associatedWith King Arthur's court ⓘ
surface form: Camelot

Holy Grail narrative ⓘ
King Arthur's court ⓘ
surface form: Round Table
causeOf conflict between King Arthur and Sir Lancelot ⓘ
division among the Knights of the Round Table ⓘ
culture Arthurian legend ⓘ
fictionalStatus legendary rather than historical ⓘ
firstAttestedIn Historia Regum Britanniae ⓘ
surface form: Geoffrey of Monmouth's "Historia Regum Britanniae"
gender female ⓘ
hasVariantName Queen Guinevere self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Guenever

Queen Guinevere self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Guenevere

Gwenhwyfar ⓘ
influenced Victorian Arthurian revival literature ⓘ
later depictions of adulterous queens in literature ⓘ
narrativeFunction catalyst for the downfall of Arthur's kingdom ⓘ
notableFor beauty ⓘ
courtly love affair with Lancelot ⓘ
nobility ⓘ
role in the fall of Camelot ⓘ
partnerOf Sir Lancelot ⓘ
portrayedBy Eva Green ⓘ
Keira Knightley ⓘ
Vanessa Redgrave ⓘ
portrayedIn TV series "Camelot" (2011) ⓘ
Merlin ⓘ
surface form: TV series "Merlin"

Camelot (Broadway production) ⓘ
surface form: film "Camelot" (1967)

film "First Knight" (1995) ⓘ
film "King Arthur" (2004) ⓘ
possibleEtymology Gwenhwyfar ⓘ
surface form: derived from Welsh name Gwenhwyfar
religionOrMythology medieval Christian romance tradition ⓘ
role central figure in courtly love tradition ⓘ
Queen Guinevere self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: lady of Camelot

queen consort of King Arthur ⓘ
spouseOf King Arthur ⓘ
symbolizes courtly love ⓘ
marital betrayal ⓘ
the fragility of ideal kingship ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

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

King Arthur's Britain → associatedWith → Queen Guinevere ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Jennifer → cognate → Queen Guinevere ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Jennifer → derivedFrom → Queen Guinevere ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Morgan le Fay → enemy → Queen Guinevere ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guinevere
King Arthur's court → governedBy → Queen Guinevere ⓘ
Sir Lancelot → hasAffairWith → Queen Guinevere ⓘ
Arthurian legend → hasCharacter → Queen Guinevere ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Sir Lancelot → hasLover → Queen Guinevere ⓘ
King Arthur's court → hasResident → Queen Guinevere ⓘ
Queen Guinevere → hasVariantName → Queen Guinevere self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guenevere
Queen Guinevere → hasVariantName → Queen Guinevere self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guenever
Sir Lancelot → inLoveWith → Queen Guinevere ⓘ
Le Morte d'Arthur → mainCharacter → Queen Guinevere ⓘ
Tamsin Egerton → notableRole → Queen Guinevere ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guinevere in Camelot
Jennifer → relatedName → Queen Guinevere ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Sir Lancelot → rescues → Queen Guinevere ⓘ
Queen Guinevere → role → Queen Guinevere self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: lady of Camelot
King Arthur → spouse → Queen Guinevere ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guinevere