Twelve Peers of Charlemagne (legendary)
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The Twelve Peers of Charlemagne are a legendary group of Charlemagne’s foremost knights and nobles in medieval French epic literature, famed for their chivalry, heroism, and central role in the Matter of France.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Twelve Peers of Charlemagne | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
figure of medieval legend
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legendary knightly group ⓘ literary character group ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
cycle of poems about Charlemagne
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various chansons de geste ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Charlemagne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical Frankish nobles ⓘ |
| characteristic |
chivalry
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heroism ⓘ loyalty ⓘ martial prowess ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| culture | medieval French literature ⓘ |
| depictedAs | elite paladins of Charlemagne ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Matter of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
chanson de geste
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chivalric romance ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Christian vs. pagan conflict
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feudal loyalty and betrayal ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance epics about Charlemagne
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later paladin traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Old French ⓘ |
| member |
Anseïs
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Archbishop Turpin NERFINISHED ⓘ Berengier NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke Samson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ganelon NERFINISHED ⓘ Gerard of Roussillon NERFINISHED ⓘ Gereint NERFINISHED ⓘ Gerin NERFINISHED ⓘ Naimon of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogier the Dane NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver NERFINISHED ⓘ Renaud de Montauban NERFINISHED ⓘ Roland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfFictionalOrganization | court of Charlemagne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | exemplars of ideal knighthood ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Battle of Roncevaux Pass (legendary version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Song of Roland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Saracen armies ⓘ |
| partOf | Matter of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | paladins of Charlemagne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
La Chanson de Roland
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Orlando Furioso NERFINISHED ⓘ Orlando Innamorato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInFiction | Charlemagne’s foremost knights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfOrigin | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
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