Arthurian legend

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Arthurian legend is the body of medieval stories and later adaptations centered on King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table, and the mythical realm of Camelot.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legendary tradition
medieval literary cycle
mythological corpus
adaptedInto comic books
films
modern novels
operas
stage plays
television series
video games
associatedWith Celtic mythology
Christian tradition
developedIn medieval France
earliestKnownSource Annales Cambriae
Historia Brittonum
hasCharacter Bedivere
Ector
Sir Galahad
surface form: Galahad

Gawain
Queen Guinevere
surface form: Guinevere

Igraine
Tristan
surface form: Isolde

Kay
Sir Lancelot
surface form: Lancelot

Merlin
Mordred
Morgan le Fay
Nimue
Percival
The Lady of the Lake
Tristan
Uther Pendragon
Yvain
hasConcept Prophecies of Merlin
surface form: the Once and Future King prophecy

the Round Table as symbol of equality
hasGenre fantasy
myth
romance
hasKeyGroup King Arthur's court
surface form: Knights of the Round Table
hasLanguage Breton
Cornish
Latin
Middle English
Old French
Welsh
hasMainCharacter King Arthur
hasMotif Holy Grail
surface form: the Holy Grail

the Once and Future King
Sword in the Stone
surface form: the Sword in the Stone
hasPlace Avalon
Glastonbury
Tintagel, Cornwall, England
surface form: Tintagel
hasSetting King Arthur's court
surface form: Camelot

Logres
hasTheme Christian symbolism
chivalry
courtly love
heroic quest
tragic downfall
includesEpisode Arthur's death and departure to Avalon
Battle of Camlann
surface form: the Battle of Camlann

Holy Grail
surface form: the Quest for the Holy Grail

the drawing of the Sword from the Stone
the founding of the Round Table
the love affair of Lancelot and Guinevere
influenced Victorian literature
medievalism
modern fantasy literature
modern popular culture
majorSource Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances
surface form: Chrétien de Troyes' romances

Historia Regum Britanniae
surface form: Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae

Vulgate Cycle
surface form: Post-Vulgate Cycle

Le Morte d'Arthur
surface form: Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur

Vulgate Cycle
Arthurian legend self-linksurface differs
surface form: Welsh Mabinogion tales
originatedIn medieval Britain
timeOfSetting early Middle Ages
sub-Roman Britain

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Igraine appearsIn Arthurian legend
Igraine associatedWith Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Knights of the Round Table cycle
Mordred appearsInTradition Arthurian legend
Myrddin Wyllt associatedWith Arthurian legend
Forest of Brocéliande (in some French romances) fictionalUniverse Arthurian legend
subject surface form: Forest of Brocéliande
Viviane (in some versions) appearsInTradition Arthurian legend
subject surface form: Viviane
Prophecies of Merlin associatedWith Arthurian legend
Sir Launfal associatedWith Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Arthurian chivalry
Caerleon associatedWith Arthurian legend
Carduel culturalContext Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Arthurian mythos
Carlion associatedWith Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Arthurian romance
Carlion appearsIn Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Arthurian romances
Carlion partOf Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Arthurian mythos
Sir Kay appearsIn Arthurian legend
Sir Kay fictionalUniverse Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Camelot and Arthurian Britain
Sir Bedivere associatedWith Arthurian legend
Sir Tristan appearsIn Arthurian legend
Sir Tristan mythology Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Arthurian mythology
Chrétien de Troyes influenced Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Arthurian literature
Chrétien de Troyes fieldOfWork Arthurian legend
Matter of Britain hasAlternativeName Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Arthurian cycle
Matter of Britain hasAlternativeName Arthurian legend
Logres (legendary kingdom) partOf Arthurian legend
subject surface form: Logres
Logres (legendary kingdom) appearsIn Arthurian legend
subject surface form: Logres
this entity surface form: Arthurian romances
Christianity (legendary) appearsIn Arthurian legend
Waterhouse basedOn Arthurian legend
subject surface form: John William Waterhouse
Sir Geraint basedIn Arthurian legend
Sir Geraint timePeriodInFiction Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Age of King Arthur
Sir Yvain associatedWith Arthurian legend
Elaine of Benoic appearsIn Arthurian legend
Vivien basedOn Arthurian legend
Vivien subjectMatter Arthurian legend
Vivien influencedBy Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Arthurian literature
Vivien depictsCharacterFrom Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Arthurian cycle
Vivien portraysMythology Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Arthurian mythology
Sir Bors appearsInTradition Arthurian legend
Parsifal basedOn Arthurian legend
"The Lady of Shalott" (poem) basedOn Arthurian legend
subject surface form: The Lady of Shalott
Nimue culture Arthurian legend
Enide basedInTradition Arthurian legend
Enide fictionalUniverse Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Arthurian universe
Sword in the Stone appearsInTradition Arthurian legend
Avalon partOf Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Arthurian mythology
Battle of Camlann partOf Arthurian legend
Historia Regum Britanniae influenced Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Arthurian literature
Sir Galahad appearsIn Arthurian legend
Sir Gareth appearsIn Arthurian legend
Llyn Llydaw associatedWith Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Arthurian legends
Round Table, Winchester associatedWith Arthurian legend