Knight (The Canterbury Tales)
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The Knight in *The Canterbury Tales* is a noble, chivalrous, and battle-hardened warrior who embodies the medieval ideal of honor, courtesy, and piety among Chaucer’s pilgrims.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Knight (The Canterbury Tales) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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medieval knight ⓘ pilgrim in The Canterbury Tales ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Canterbury Tales
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The General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
chivalrous
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courteous ⓘ experienced in battle ⓘ honorable ⓘ meek in speech ⓘ modest ⓘ pious ⓘ wise ⓘ |
| chosenBy | Host (The Canterbury Tales) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chosenFor | telling the first tale ⓘ |
| clothing | fustian tunic ⓘ |
| clothingDetail | tunic stained by armor ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Miller (The Canterbury Tales)
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Wife of Bath (The Canterbury Tales) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Geoffrey Chaucer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | a verray parfit gentil knyght ⓘ |
| fightsIn |
Crusades
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campaigns in Anatolia ⓘ campaigns in Granada ⓘ campaigns in North Africa ⓘ campaigns in Prussia ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The General Prologue of The Canterbury Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
courtesy
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generosity ⓘ honor ⓘ truth ⓘ valor in battle ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Middle English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | model of virtue among the pilgrims ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | first teller of a tale ⓘ |
| occupation | knight ⓘ |
| participatesIn | pilgrimage to Canterbury ⓘ |
| relationship | father of the Squire (The Canterbury Tales) ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| socialClass | nobility ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Christian knighthood
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feudal nobility ⓘ ideal of medieval chivalry ⓘ |
| tellsTale | The Knight's Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 14th century (fictional setting) ⓘ |
| travelsWith |
Squire (The Canterbury Tales)
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ⓘ
Yeoman (The Canterbury Tales) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Merchant (The Canterbury Tales)