Middle Dutch Arthurian romances
E942899
Arthurian literature
Middle Dutch literature
literary tradition
medieval literature
romance (literary genre)
Middle Dutch Arthurian romances are medieval Dutch-language narrative poems and tales that adapt and reinterpret the legends of King Arthur and his knights for a Low Countries audience.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arthurian literature
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Middle Dutch literature ⓘ literary tradition ⓘ medieval literature ⓘ romance (literary genre) ⓘ |
| adaptedFrom |
Latin Arthurian traditions
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Old French Arthurian romances NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience |
medieval Low Countries nobility
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urban elites of the Low Countries ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
County of Flanders
NERFINISHED
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County of Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Brabant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featureCharacter |
Gawain
NERFINISHED
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Guinevere NERFINISHED ⓘ King Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ Lancelot NERFINISHED ⓘ Merlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Moriaen NERFINISHED ⓘ Perceval NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | chivalric romance ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Breton lais
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Chrétien de Troyes NERFINISHED ⓘ Post-Vulgate Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ Vulgate Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Middle Dutch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
narrative poem
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prose tale ⓘ verse romance ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
aristocratic self-representation
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entertainment ⓘ moral instruction ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
King Arthur
NERFINISHED
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Knights of the Round Table NERFINISHED ⓘ chivalry ⓘ courtly love ⓘ heroic adventure ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Arturs doet
NERFINISHED
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Die Riddere metter Mouwen NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanceloet en het hert met de witte voet NERFINISHED ⓘ Lancelotcompilatie NERFINISHED ⓘ Moriaen NERFINISHED ⓘ Perchevael NERFINISHED ⓘ Queeste van den Grale NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman van Ferguut NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman van Lancelot NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman van Walewein NERFINISHED ⓘ Wrake van Ragisel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Low Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Gothic script ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian morality
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knightly honor ⓘ loyalty and betrayal ⓘ quest for the Holy Grail ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
13th century
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14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ |
| transmission | manuscript culture ⓘ |
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