Bertilak de Hautdesert
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Bertilak de Hautdesert is the lord who hosts Sir Gawain and secretly serves as the enchanted Green Knight in the Middle English romance "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight."
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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knight → literary character → nobleman → |
| alias |
Green Knight
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| appearsIn |
Middle English romance
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight → |
| associatedWith |
Camelot
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| associatedWithTheme |
Christian morality
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courtly love → temptation → truth and deception → |
| conducts |
beheading game
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| employer |
Morgan le Fay
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| enchantedBy |
Morgan le Fay
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| finalAction |
spares Sir Gawain’s life
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| genreOfWork |
Arthurian romance
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| hasSecretIdentity |
Green Knight
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| languageOfWork |
Middle English
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| moralFunction |
reveals Gawain’s human fallibility
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| notableFor |
green complexion as Green Knight
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moral testing of chivalry → supernatural resilience → |
| offers |
hospitality to Sir Gawain
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| participatesIn |
exchange-of-winnings game
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| relatedToCharacter |
King Arthur
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Lady Bertilak → Morgan le Fay → Sir Gawain → |
| residesIn |
Hautdesert
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| roleInWork |
Green Knight
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antagonist → host of Sir Gawain → |
| serves |
Morgan le Fay
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| setIn |
Arthurian Britain
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| spouse |
Lady Bertilak
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| symbolizes |
challenge to courtly civilization
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nature and the wild → |
| tests |
Sir Gawain
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| testsQuality |
chivalric honor
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courtesy → loyalty → truthfulness → |
| testsVirtueOf |
Sir Gawain
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| timeOfWork |
late 14th century
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| title |
Lord of Hautdesert
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| transformedInto |
Green Knight
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| workAuthor |
Gawain Poet
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Pearl Poet → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Hautdesert
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associatedWithCharacter |
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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featuresCharacter |
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Green Knight
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hasAlias |
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Lady Bertilak
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interactsWith |
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Lady Bertilak
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spouse |