Elaine of Astolat

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Arthurian character fictional character literary character

Elaine of Astolat is a tragic maiden from Arthurian legend, renowned for her unrequited love for Sir Lancelot and her death of heartbreak.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Elaine of Astolat canonical	2
Elaine (daughter of Gorlois)	1
Vivian (Camelot)	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Arthurian character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ
alias	Elaine la Blanche NERFINISHED ⓘ Elaine the Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lady of Shalott NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsIn	Arthurian legend NERFINISHED ⓘ Le Morte d’Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lady of Shalott NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Camelot NERFINISHED ⓘ King Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Lancelot NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	medieval legend ⓘ
bodyDisposition	sent downriver in a boat after death ⓘ
causeOfDeath	heartbreak ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Britain (legendary) NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
hasBrother	Lavaine NERFINISHED ⓘ Tirre NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFather	Bernard of Astolat NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasVariant	Elaine of Corbenic (distinct but sometimes conflated) NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedWork	Alfred Tennyson’s poem "The Lady of Shalott" NERFINISHED ⓘ John William Waterhouse’s painting "The Lady of Shalott" NERFINISHED ⓘ
inLoveWith	Sir Lancelot NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Middle English ⓘ Old French ⓘ
literaryTradition	Matter of Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
loveType	unrequited love ⓘ
mannerOfDeath	suicide (in some versions) ⓘ
narrativeRole	symbol of unrequited love ⓘ tragic maiden ⓘ
notableFor	tragic death from heartbreak ⓘ unrequited love for Sir Lancelot ⓘ
notableItem	letter to Sir Lancelot placed in her hand after death ⓘ white lily (in later poetic traditions) ⓘ
portrayedAs	devoted to Lancelot unto death ⓘ innocent and pure ⓘ
residence	Astolat NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolizes	the destructive power of idealized love ⓘ the isolation of women in chivalric culture ⓘ
theme	chivalry ⓘ courtly love ⓘ female devotion ⓘ tragic romance ⓘ
timePeriod	medieval literature ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

"The Lady of Shalott" (poem) → basedOn → Elaine of Astolat ⓘ

subject surface form: The Lady of Shalott

Chipo Chung → playedCharacter → Elaine of Astolat ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vivian (Camelot)

Idylls of the King → mainCharacter → Elaine of Astolat ⓘ

Gorlois of Cornwall → fatherOf → Elaine of Astolat ⓘ

this entity surface form: Elaine (daughter of Gorlois)