Le Morte d'Arthur
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Le Morte d'Arthur is a 15th-century English prose compilation of Arthurian legends that became the most influential and enduring version of the stories of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Le Morte d'Arthur Context triple: [Thomas Malory, notableWork, Le Morte d'Arthur]
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A.
The Beguiling of Merlin
The Beguiling of Merlin is a famous 1874 painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones depicting the Arthurian sorceress Nimue enchanting and imprisoning the wizard Merlin.
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B.
The Vision of Sir Launfal
The Vision of Sir Launfal is a narrative poem by James Russell Lowell that reimagines the Holy Grail legend to explore themes of charity, humility, and spiritual awakening.
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C.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th-century Middle English chivalric romance poem that tells the story of King Arthur’s knight Sir Gawain and his beheading game encounter with the mysterious Green Knight.
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D.
King Arthur's court
King Arthur's court is the legendary royal household and chivalric center of King Arthur's realm, often depicted as a hub of knights, quests, and medieval romance.
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E.
Green Knight
The Green Knight is a mysterious, supernatural challenger in Arthurian legend whose beheading game with Sir Gawain tests the knight’s honor and courage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Le Morte d'Arthur Target entity description: Le Morte d'Arthur is a 15th-century English prose compilation of Arthurian legends that became the most influential and enduring version of the stories of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
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A.
The Beguiling of Merlin
The Beguiling of Merlin is a famous 1874 painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones depicting the Arthurian sorceress Nimue enchanting and imprisoning the wizard Merlin.
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B.
The Vision of Sir Launfal
The Vision of Sir Launfal is a narrative poem by James Russell Lowell that reimagines the Holy Grail legend to explore themes of charity, humility, and spiritual awakening.
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C.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th-century Middle English chivalric romance poem that tells the story of King Arthur’s knight Sir Gawain and his beheading game encounter with the mysterious Green Knight.
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D.
King Arthur's court
King Arthur's court is the legendary royal household and chivalric center of King Arthur's realm, often depicted as a hub of knights, quests, and medieval romance.
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E.
Green Knight
The Green Knight is a mysterious, supernatural challenger in Arthurian legend whose beheading game with Sir Gawain tests the knight’s honor and courage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arthurian romance
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literary work ⓘ prose narrative ⓘ |
| approximateCompletionYear | 1470 ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Malory ⓘ |
| basedOn |
English Arthurian chronicles
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French Arthurian romances ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1485 ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | William Caxton ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
Arthurian literature
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chivalric romance ⓘ fantasy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Idylls of the King
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the Once and Future King ⓘ
surface form:
The Once and Future King
modern Arthurian fiction ⓘ |
| language | Middle English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
King Arthur
ⓘ
Merlin ⓘ Mordred ⓘ Morgan le Fay ⓘ Queen Guinevere ⓘ Sir Galahad ⓘ Sir Gareth ⓘ Gawain ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Gawain
Sir Lancelot ⓘ Sir Tristram ⓘ |
| notableEpisode |
Battle of Camlann
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Lancelot and Guinevere's affair ⓘ Holy Grail ⓘ
surface form:
Quest for the Holy Grail
Sword in the Stone ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication |
City of Westminster
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surface form:
Westminster
|
| setting |
King Arthur's court
ⓘ
surface form:
Camelot
Logres ⓘ medieval Britain ⓘ |
| structure | 8 books ⓘ |
| subject |
Holy Grail
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King Arthur's court ⓘ
surface form:
Knights of the Round Table
betrayal ⓘ chivalry ⓘ courtly love ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between love and duty
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ideal of knighthood ⓘ rise and fall of a kingdom ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | 15th century ⓘ |
| titleMeaning |
Le Morte d'Arthur
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Death of Arthur
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Le Morte d’Arthur by Thomas Malory
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Le Morte d’Arthur
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"Le Morte d'Arthur"
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Le Morte d’Arthur