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

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Idylls of the King containsPoem Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Glastonbury Abbey associatedWithLegend Queen Guinevere
Glastonbury Abbey allegedBurialPlaceOf Queen Guinevere
Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem "Guinevere" mainCharacter Queen Guinevere
subject surface form: Guinevere (poem)
Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem "Guinevere" containsEpisode Queen Guinevere
subject surface form: Guinevere (poem)
this entity surface form: Guinevere's confession and remorse
film "First Knight" (1995) mainCharacter Queen Guinevere
subject surface form: First Knight
film "First Knight" (1995) characterActor Queen Guinevere
subject surface form: First Knight
this entity surface form: Guinevere – Julia Ormond
film "King Arthur" (2004) character Queen Guinevere
subject surface form: King Arthur (2004 film)
this entity surface form: Guinevere
TV series "Camelot" (2011) character Queen Guinevere
subject surface form: Camelot (TV series)
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Alliterative Morte Arthure portraysCharacter Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Merlin (TV series) mainCharacter Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
Excalibur (1981 film) mainCharacter Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
The Queen of Air and Darkness containsCharacter Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
The Ill-Made Knight character Queen Guinevere
The Book of Merlyn hasCharacter Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere
The Candle in the Wind mainCharacter Queen Guinevere
this entity surface form: Guinevere