Balin and Balan
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"Balin and Balan" is a narrative poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson that retells the tragic story of two knightly brothers in his Arthurian cycle, exploring themes of loyalty, madness, and fate.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arthurian poem
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narrative poem ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| author | Alfred, Lord Tennyson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Arthurian legend of Balin and Balan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Tennyson's Arthurian cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Alfred, Lord Tennyson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between personal passion and knightly duty
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destructive power of suspicion ⓘ moral decay within Arthur's court ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
King Arthur
NERFINISHED
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Queen Guinevere NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Lancelot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublication | 19th century ⓘ |
| form | blank verse ⓘ |
| genre |
Arthurian romance
NERFINISHED
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Victorian narrative poetry ⓘ |
| hasBrothersAsProtagonists | true ⓘ |
| hasTone |
somber
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tragic ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCycle | Arthurian cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian medievalism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacters |
Balan
NERFINISHED
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Balin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | tragic story of two knightly brothers ⓘ |
| partOf | Idylls of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Camelot
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King Arthur's court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
brotherhood
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chivalry ⓘ fate ⓘ honour ⓘ jealousy ⓘ loyalty ⓘ madness ⓘ misunderstanding ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.