Camlan
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Camlan is the legendary battlefield in Arthurian tradition where King Arthur is said to have fought his final, fatal conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Camlan canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legendary battlefield
ⓘ
location in Arthurian legend ⓘ mythological event site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
King Arthur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mordred NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of the end of a golden age
ⓘ
symbol of tragic heroism in Arthurian lore ⓘ |
| describedAs |
place of Arthur’s fatal conflict
ⓘ
site of King Arthur’s final battle ⓘ |
| followedBy | Arthur’s departure to Avalon (in many accounts) ⓘ |
| hasEvent | final battle between Arthur and Mordred ⓘ |
| hasGenre | myth and legend ⓘ |
| hasLanguageForm | Welsh: Camlan ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
historical and literary criticism
ⓘ
medieval literature ⓘ modern Arthurian fiction ⓘ poetry about King Arthur ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant | Battle of Camlann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
death of King Arthur (in many versions)
ⓘ
death of Mordred (in many versions) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
civil war ⓘ end of Arthur’s reign ⓘ fall of Camelot ⓘ |
| hasUncertainHistoricity | yes ⓘ |
| hasUncertainLocation | yes ⓘ |
| linkedToCharacter |
Knights of the Round Table
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sir Bedivere (in some versions) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Lucan (in some versions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Arthurian romances
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Welsh Annals (Annales Cambriae) NERFINISHED ⓘ later medieval chronicles about Arthur ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
climactic end of Arthurian narrative cycle
ⓘ
transition point to Avalon legends ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arthurian tradition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matter of Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| possibleRealWorldLocation | somewhere in Britain (various theories) ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Arthurian death prophecy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Avalon NERFINISHED ⓘ Camelot NERFINISHED ⓘ Round Table NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Arthurian scholarship
ⓘ
Celtic studies ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
late 5th or early 6th century (traditional dating)
ⓘ
sub-Roman Britain (legendary setting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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