The Story of King Arthur and His Knights
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The Story of King Arthur and His Knights is a classic 1903 retelling of Arthurian legends for young readers, richly illustrated and adapted into accessible prose by American author and artist Howard Pyle.
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| The Story of King Arthur and His Knights canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Story of King Arthur and His Knights Context triple: [Howard Pyle, notableWork, The Story of King Arthur and His Knights]
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A.
Le Morte d'Arthur
Le Morte d'Arthur is a 15th-century English prose compilation of Arthurian legends that became the most influential and enduring version of the stories of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
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B.
Sword in the Stone
Sword in the Stone is the legendary enchanted sword embedded in rock that only the rightful king—revealed to be Arthur—can draw, proving his claim to the throne.
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C.
King Arthur's court
King Arthur's court is the legendary royal household and chivalric center of King Arthur's realm, often depicted as a hub of knights, quests, and medieval romance.
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D.
Historia Regum Britanniae
Historia Regum Britanniae is a 12th-century pseudo-historical chronicle by Geoffrey of Monmouth that popularized many legendary accounts of early British kings, including the stories of King Arthur.
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E.
Sir Launfal
Sir Launfal is the chivalric knight protagonist of James Russell Lowell’s narrative poem "The Vision of Sir Launfal," whose spiritual journey explores themes of charity, humility, and true nobility.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Story of King Arthur and His Knights Target entity description: The Story of King Arthur and His Knights is a classic 1903 retelling of Arthurian legends for young readers, richly illustrated and adapted into accessible prose by American author and artist Howard Pyle.
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A.
Le Morte d'Arthur
Le Morte d'Arthur is a 15th-century English prose compilation of Arthurian legends that became the most influential and enduring version of the stories of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
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B.
Sword in the Stone
Sword in the Stone is the legendary enchanted sword embedded in rock that only the rightful king—revealed to be Arthur—can draw, proving his claim to the throne.
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C.
King Arthur's court
King Arthur's court is the legendary royal household and chivalric center of King Arthur's realm, often depicted as a hub of knights, quests, and medieval romance.
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D.
Historia Regum Britanniae
Historia Regum Britanniae is a 12th-century pseudo-historical chronicle by Geoffrey of Monmouth that popularized many legendary accounts of early British kings, including the stories of King Arthur.
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E.
Sir Launfal
Sir Launfal is the chivalric knight protagonist of James Russell Lowell’s narrative poem "The Vision of Sir Launfal," whose spiritual journey explores themes of charity, humility, and true nobility.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
retelling of Arthurian legends ⓘ |
| adaptationStyle | accessible prose ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Howard Pyle ⓘ |
| author | Howard Pyle ⓘ |
| basedOn | Arthurian legend ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | Howard Pyle ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Queen Guinevere
ⓘ
surface form:
Guinevere
Merlin ⓘ Gawain ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Gawain
Sir Lancelot ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
Excalibur
ⓘ
Knights of the Round Table ⓘ |
| genre |
Arthurian literature
ⓘ
children's literature ⓘ fantasy ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | true ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later children's adaptations of Arthurian legend ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
chivalry
ⓘ
heroism ⓘ honor ⓘ quest ⓘ |
| illustrationStyle | richly illustrated ⓘ |
| illustrator | Howard Pyle ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
Arthur pulling the sword from the stone
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Arthur receiving Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake ⓘ founding of the Round Table ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | young readers ⓘ |
| isClassic | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | King Arthur ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| notableFor | integrating text and illustration in Arthurian retelling ⓘ |
| partOf |
Howard Pyle
ⓘ
surface form:
Howard Pyle's Arthurian works
|
| publicationYear | 1903 ⓘ |
| publicDomainStatus | public domain in many countries ⓘ |
| publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons ⓘ |
| setting |
King Arthur's court
ⓘ
surface form:
Camelot
|
| settingPeriod | mythic medieval Britain ⓘ |
| structure | collection of episodes from Arthur's life ⓘ |
| targetAgeRange |
children
ⓘ
young adults ⓘ |
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Subject: The Story of King Arthur and His Knights Description of subject: The Story of King Arthur and His Knights is a classic 1903 retelling of Arthurian legends for young readers, richly illustrated and adapted into accessible prose by American author and artist Howard Pyle.
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subject surface form:
Howard Pyle