Queen Guinevere

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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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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 (66)

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King Arthur spouse Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
King Arthur's court hasResident Queen Guinevere
King Arthur's court governedBy Queen Guinevere
Sir Lancelot inLoveWith Queen Guinevere
Sir Lancelot hasLover Queen Guinevere
Sir Lancelot hasAffairWith Queen Guinevere
Sir Lancelot rescues Queen Guinevere
King Arthur's Britain associatedWith Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Tamsin Egerton notableRole Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere in Camelot
Jennifer derivedFrom Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Jennifer relatedName Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Jennifer cognate Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Camelot (Broadway production) hasCharacter Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Queen Guinevere role Queen Guinevere self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: lady of Camelot
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
Arthurian legend hasCharacter Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Morgan le Fay enemy Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Le Morte d'Arthur mainCharacter Queen Guinevere
King of Britain associatedWith Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Mordred spouseInSomeVersions Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Vulgate Cycle notableCharacter Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances mainCharacter Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Le Chevalier de la Charrette mainCharacter Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Matter of Britain hasKeyCharacter Queen Guinevere
So Far hasTrack Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinnevere
David Crosby notableWork Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinnevere
Barley Lightfoot vehicle Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Battle of Camlann associatedWithCharacter Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Geoffrey of Monmouth (literary consolidation) centralFigure Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights featuresCharacter Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Knights of the Round Table (1953 film) mainCharacter Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Gwenhwyfar hasVariant Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Gwenhwyfar associatedWith Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Gwenhwyfar notableBearer Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Queen Gwenhwyfar of Arthurian legend
Gwenhwyfar hasAnglicisedForm Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Jenni etymologicallyDerivedFrom Queen Guinevere
subject surface form: Jennifer
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Sarah Polley actedIn Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Jeni etymologicallyLinkedTo Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
The Lusty Month of May performedByCharacter Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Queen Guenevere
The Lusty Month of May associatedCharacter Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Queen Guenevere
How to Handle a Woman associatedCharacter Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guenevere
I Loved You Once in Silence performerInMusical Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
I Loved You Once in Silence associatedCharacter Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Gaheris associatedWith Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Idylls of the King mainCharacter Queen Guinevere