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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Annales Cambriae associatedWith Arthurian legend
Gorlois of Cornwall appearsIn Arthurian legend
Gorlois of Cornwall mythologicalContext Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Arthurian mythology
Morgause appearsIn Arthurian legend
King Uriens appearsIn Arthurian legend
King Uriens appearsIn Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Arthurian romance
King Uriens spouseFamily Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Arthurian royal family
Morgen culture Arthurian legend
Morgen relatedConcept Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Arthurian myth
Smite includesPantheon Arthurian legend
Arthur's companion appearsIn Arthurian legend
subject surface form: Sir Bedivere
Arthur's companion mythologicalCycle Arthurian legend
subject surface form: Sir Bedivere
this entity surface form: Arthurian cycle
Lucan the Butler appearsInTradition Arthurian legend
Bedwyr appearsIn Arthurian legend
Bedevere appearsIn Arthurian legend
Pendragon associatedWith Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Arthurian mythology
Chief Dragon partOf Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Arthurian mythology
Chief Dragon domain Arthurian legend
Aurelius Ambrosius tradition Arthurian legend
scabbard of Excalibur partOf Arthurian legend
scabbard of Excalibur mentionedIn Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Arthurian romances
Caledfwlch partOf Arthurian legend
Caliburnus appearsInTradition Arthurian legend
Caliburnus partOf Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Arthurian mythos
Wolfram von Eschenbach genre Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Arthurian romance
Wolfram von Eschenbach hasPartInWork Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Arthurian cycle (in Parzival)
Merlin (TV series) basedOn Arthurian legend
The Queen of Air and Darkness basedOn Arthurian legend
The Ill-Made Knight basedOn Arthurian legend
The Book of Merlyn basedOn Arthurian legend
The Witch in the Wood basedOn Arthurian legend
The Witch in the Wood literaryCycle Arthurian legend
this entity surface form: Arthurian cycle
The Candle in the Wind basedOn Arthurian legend
Sir Bedevere inspiredBy Arthurian legend