Estoire de Merlin
E737764
Estoire de Merlin is a medieval French prose romance focusing on the wizard Merlin and the early life and reign of King Arthur, forming a key part of the Vulgate Cycle of Arthurian literature.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lancelot-Grail cycle | 3 |
| Estoire de Merlin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8446364 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Estoire de Merlin Context triple: [Vulgate Cycle, hasPart, Estoire de Merlin]
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A.
Estoire del Saint Graal
Estoire del Saint Graal is an Old French prose romance that serves as a prequel to the Arthurian legends, recounting the origins and early history of the Holy Grail and its coming to Britain.
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B.
Le Morte d'Arthur
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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C.
Sir Launfal
Sir Launfal is the chivalric knight protagonist of James Russell Lowell’s narrative poem "The Vision of Sir Launfal," whose spiritual journey explores themes of charity, humility, and true nobility.
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D.
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights is a classic 1903 retelling of Arthurian legends for young readers, richly illustrated and adapted into accessible prose by American author and artist Howard Pyle.
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E.
The Awntyrs off Arthure
The Awntyrs off Arthure is a Middle English alliterative romance from the 14th century that recounts a supernatural and moral adventure of King Arthur’s court, prominently featuring Sir Gawain.
- 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: Estoire de Merlin Target entity description: Estoire de Merlin is a medieval French prose romance focusing on the wizard Merlin and the early life and reign of King Arthur, forming a key part of the Vulgate Cycle of Arthurian literature.
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A.
Estoire del Saint Graal
Estoire del Saint Graal is an Old French prose romance that serves as a prequel to the Arthurian legends, recounting the origins and early history of the Holy Grail and its coming to Britain.
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B.
Le Morte d'Arthur
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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C.
Sir Launfal
Sir Launfal is the chivalric knight protagonist of James Russell Lowell’s narrative poem "The Vision of Sir Launfal," whose spiritual journey explores themes of charity, humility, and true nobility.
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D.
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights is a classic 1903 retelling of Arthurian legends for young readers, richly illustrated and adapted into accessible prose by American author and artist Howard Pyle.
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E.
The Awntyrs off Arthure
The Awntyrs off Arthure is a Middle English alliterative romance from the 14th century that recounts a supernatural and moral adventure of King Arthur’s court, prominently featuring Sir Gawain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arthurian romance
ⓘ
literary work ⓘ prose narrative ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae
NERFINISHED
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earlier Merlin traditions ⓘ |
| containsEpisode |
Arthur’s conception
ⓘ
Arthur’s drawing of the sword from the stone ⓘ Uther’s deception at Tintagel NERFINISHED ⓘ Vortigern’s collapsing tower NERFINISHED ⓘ establishment of Arthur’s kingship ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Merlin’s prophetic powers
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Merlin’s role as Arthur’s advisor ⓘ conception of Arthur ⓘ early life of King Arthur ⓘ life of Merlin ⓘ reign of King Arthur ⓘ rise of Arthur to the throne ⓘ |
| genre |
Arthurian literature
ⓘ
prose romance ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Gawain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kay NERFINISHED ⓘ Knights of the Round Table NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulfin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine providence
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kingship ⓘ legitimacy of Arthur’s rule ⓘ prophecy ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Suite du Merlin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vulgate Merlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Le Morte Darthur by Thomas Malory
NERFINISHED
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Post-Vulgate Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ later Arthurian prose romances ⓘ |
| language |
Old French
ⓘ
medieval French ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | French Arthurian prose cycle ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Blaise
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Igraine NERFINISHED ⓘ King Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ Merlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Uther Pendragon NERFINISHED ⓘ Vortigern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | dictation of Merlin to Blaise ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lancelot-Grail Cycle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vulgate Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| setting |
Britain
NERFINISHED
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Camelot NERFINISHED ⓘ Tintagel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 13th century ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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Lancelot-Grail cycle
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Lancelot-Grail cycle
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Lancelot-Grail cycle