Erec et Enide
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Erec et Enide is a 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that tells the story of the knight Erec and his wife Enide, exploring themes of love, honor, and chivalric adventure.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Erec et Enide canonical | 7 |
| Erec and Enide | 3 |
| Chrétien de Troyes' romance "Erec et Enide" (as Enide) | 1 |
| Erec and Enide (by Chrétien de Troyes) | 1 |
| Erec and Enide are husband and wife | 1 |
| Hartmann von Aue’s Erec | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8897664 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Erec et Enide Context triple: [Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances, includesWork, Erec et Enide]
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A.
Estoire de Merlin
Estoire de Merlin is a medieval French prose romance focusing on the wizard Merlin and the early life and reign of King Arthur, forming a key part of the Vulgate Cycle of Arthurian literature.
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B.
Estoire del Saint Graal
Estoire del Saint Graal is an Old French prose romance that serves as a prequel to the Arthurian legends, recounting the origins and early history of the Holy Grail and its coming to Britain.
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C.
Le Mariage de Roland
Le Mariage de Roland is a narrative poem by Victor Hugo that forms part of his epic cycle La Légende des siècles, reimagining the legendary figure Roland within a broader tapestry of mythic and historical themes.
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D.
Redcrosse Knight
Redcrosse Knight is the central chivalric hero of Book I of Edmund Spenser’s epic poem *The Faerie Queene*, symbolizing the virtue of Holiness in his allegorical quest against evil.
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E.
Sir Tristan
Sir Tristan is a legendary knight of the Round Table in Arthurian romance, famed for his tragic love affair with Iseult and his prowess as a warrior.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Erec et Enide Target entity description: Erec et Enide is a 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that tells the story of the knight Erec and his wife Enide, exploring themes of love, honor, and chivalric adventure.
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A.
Estoire de Merlin
Estoire de Merlin is a medieval French prose romance focusing on the wizard Merlin and the early life and reign of King Arthur, forming a key part of the Vulgate Cycle of Arthurian literature.
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B.
Estoire del Saint Graal
Estoire del Saint Graal is an Old French prose romance that serves as a prequel to the Arthurian legends, recounting the origins and early history of the Holy Grail and its coming to Britain.
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C.
Le Mariage de Roland
Le Mariage de Roland is a narrative poem by Victor Hugo that forms part of his epic cycle La Légende des siècles, reimagining the legendary figure Roland within a broader tapestry of mythic and historical themes.
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D.
Redcrosse Knight
Redcrosse Knight is the central chivalric hero of Book I of Edmund Spenser’s epic poem *The Faerie Queene*, symbolizing the virtue of Holiness in his allegorical quest against evil.
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E.
Sir Tristan
Sir Tristan is a legendary knight of the Round Table in Arthurian romance, famed for his tragic love affair with Iseult and his prowess as a warrior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arthurian romance
ⓘ
chivalric romance ⓘ medieval poem ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | c. 1170 ⓘ |
| author | Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| exploresRelationshipBetween | knightly duty and conjugal love ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Gawain
ⓘ
King Arthur ⓘ Queen Guinevere ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
Arthur’s court at Carduel
ⓘ
linked to:
King Arthur's court
the Joy of the Court adventure ⓘ |
| featuresMotif |
forest adventure
ⓘ
marriage tested by adventure ⓘ quest for honor ⓘ rescue of damsels in distress ⓘ silenced wife motif ⓘ tournament and jousting ⓘ |
| genre |
courtly literature
ⓘ
romance ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Hartmann von Aue’s Erec
ⓘ
linked to:
Erec et Enide
|
| hasInfluenced |
German romance Erec
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Middle High German romance Iwein ⓘ Yvain, the Knight of the Lion ⓘ
linked to:
Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion
|
| hasManuscriptWitness | manuscripts of Chrétien de Troyes’ romances ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Arthurian literature
ⓘ
linked to:
Arthurian legend
|
| literaryPeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | one of the earliest Arthurian verse romances in French ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | courtly romance tradition ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Enide
ⓘ
Erec ⓘ |
| meter | octosyllabic rhymed couplets ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | verse ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Old French ⓘ |
| partOfCycle |
Arthurian cycle
ⓘ
linked to:
Arthurian legend
|
| protagonistRelationship |
Erec and Enide are husband and wife
ⓘ
linked to:
Erec et Enide
|
| protagonistRole |
Erec is a knight of the Round Table
ⓘ
linked to:
Erec
|
| setting |
Arthurian Britain
ⓘ
linked to:
King Arthur's Britain
|
| theme |
chivalry
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courtly love ⓘ honor ⓘ knightly adventure ⓘ marital fidelity ⓘ reconciliation ⓘ testing of love ⓘ |
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Subject: Erec et Enide Description of subject: Erec et Enide is a 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that tells the story of the knight Erec and his wife Enide, exploring themes of love, honor, and chivalric adventure.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Erec et Enide
linked to: Erec et Enide
linked to: Erec et Enide
linked to: Erec et Enide
subject linked to:
Enid (Welsh given name)
linked to: Erec et Enide