Sir Leigh Teabing

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Sir Leigh Teabing is a wealthy, eccentric British historian and Grail scholar who plays a pivotal and ultimately antagonistic role in Dan Brown’s novel "The Da Vinci Code."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf antagonist
fictional character
novel character
adaptationAppearance The Da Vinci Code
surface form: The Da Vinci Code (2006 film)
antagonisticTo Opus Dei
Roman Catholicism
surface form: the Catholic Church
appearsIn The Da Vinci Code
associatedWith Holy Grail
Knights Templar
Priory of Sion
betrays Robert Langdon
Sophie Neveu
characterTrait eccentric
wealthy
conflictType ideological conflict with religious authorities
creator Dan Brown
educationField Grail lore
religious history
fictionalUniverse The Da Vinci Code
firstPublicationAppearance The Da Vinci Code
surface form: The Da Vinci Code (2003 novel)
genre thriller fiction character
goal to obtain the Grail documents
interactsWith Bishop Aringarosa
Robert Langdon
Silas
Sophie Neveu
involvedIn murder conspiracy in The Da Vinci Code
languageOfWork English
literarySeries Robert Langdon film series
surface form: Robert Langdon series
method uses coded clues and riddles
motivation to expose the Catholic Church's alleged cover-up
to reveal the truth about the Holy Grail
narrativeFunction plot twist villain
nationality British
occupation Grail scholar
historian
physicalCondition uses crutches
plans manipulates Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu
orchestrates the search for the keystone
portrayedBy Ian McKellen
residence Château Villette
residenceLocation France
roleInWork pivotal character in The Da Vinci Code
primary antagonist in The Da Vinci Code
secretIdentity the Teacher
title Sir

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The Da Vinci Code character Sir Leigh Teabing