Chrétien de Troyes
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Chrétien de Troyes was a 12th-century French poet widely regarded as a founding figure of Arthurian romance literature, known for shaping key legends of King Arthur and his knights.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chrétien de Troyes canonical | 13 |
| Chrétien de Troyes (traditionally related cycle) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1906196 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Chrétien de Troyes Context triple: [Sir Lancelot, createdBy, Chrétien de Troyes]
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Marie de France
Marie de France was a 12th-century poet, considered one of the earliest known female writers in French, renowned for her lais and other narrative works in the Anglo-Norman literary tradition.
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Wace
Wace was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman poet and chronicler best known for his verse histories of the Norman dukes and the legends of King Arthur.
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Thomas Malory
Thomas Malory was a 15th-century English writer best known for compiling and authoring *Le Morte d'Arthur*, the most influential medieval collection of Arthurian legends in English.
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The Gawain Poet
The Gawain Poet is the anonymous 14th-century English poet best known for composing the Middle English alliterative masterpiece "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and several related religious and allegorical works.
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Goodwin Knight
Goodwin Knight was an American Republican politician who served as the 31st governor of California in the 1950s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Chrétien de Troyes Target entity description: Chrétien de Troyes was a 12th-century French poet widely regarded as a founding figure of Arthurian romance literature, known for shaping key legends of King Arthur and his knights.
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A.
Marie de France
Marie de France was a 12th-century poet, considered one of the earliest known female writers in French, renowned for her lais and other narrative works in the Anglo-Norman literary tradition.
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B.
Wace
Wace was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman poet and chronicler best known for his verse histories of the Norman dukes and the legends of King Arthur.
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C.
Thomas Malory
Thomas Malory was a 15th-century English writer best known for compiling and authoring *Le Morte d'Arthur*, the most influential medieval collection of Arthurian legends in English.
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D.
The Gawain Poet
The Gawain Poet is the anonymous 14th-century English poet best known for composing the Middle English alliterative masterpiece "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and several related religious and allegorical works.
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E.
Goodwin Knight
Goodwin Knight was an American Republican politician who served as the 31st governor of California in the 1950s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arthurian romance writer
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author ⓘ medieval writer ⓘ person ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
court of Champagne at Troyes
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surface form:
court of Champagne
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| centuryOfActivity | 12th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
High Middle Ages
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surface form:
French High Middle Ages
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| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Arthurian legend
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medieval narrative poetry ⓘ |
| floruit | second half of the 12th century ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
Arthurian romance
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chivalric romance ⓘ courtly literature ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
development of the Lancelot-Guinevere love story
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popularization of Arthurian courtly ideals ⓘ |
| influenced |
Arthurian legend
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surface form:
Arthurian literature
later writers of chivalric romance ⓘ medieval romance tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Old French ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
romance
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verse narrative ⓘ |
| literaryReputation | founding figure of Arthurian romance literature ⓘ |
| movement | medieval literature ⓘ |
| name | Chrétien de Troyes self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early literary development of the Holy Grail theme
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foundational role in Arthurian romance tradition ⓘ shaping legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cligès
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Erec et Enide ⓘ Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette ⓘ Perceval, le Conte du Graal ⓘ Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion ⓘ |
| occupation |
court poet
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poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Champagne ⓘ |
| workSubject |
King Arthur
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King Arthur's court ⓘ
surface form:
Knights of the Round Table
Sir Lancelot ⓘ
surface form:
Lancelot
Perceval ⓘ courtly love ⓘ |
| wroteIn | rhymed octosyllabic couplets ⓘ |
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Subject: Chrétien de Troyes Description of subject: Chrétien de Troyes was a 12th-century French poet widely regarded as a founding figure of Arthurian romance literature, known for shaping key legends of King Arthur and his knights.
Referenced by (14)
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