Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette
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Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette is a 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that recounts Sir Lancelot’s adventures and his illicit love for Queen Guinevere, helping to establish him as a central figure in the Arthurian legend.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette canonical | 3 |
| Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart | 3 |
| Lancelot’s rescue of Guinevere | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8897666 — 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: Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette Context triple: [Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances, includesWork, Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette]
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Lancelot propre
Lancelot propre is a major prose romance of the Vulgate Cycle that narrates the adventures, love affair with Guinevere, and chivalric development of Sir Lancelot.
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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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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.
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le chevalier sans peur et sans reproche
"Le chevalier sans peur et sans reproche" is the legendary epithet of French Renaissance knight Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard, celebrated as the ideal model of chivalric courage and virtue.
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E.
Lancelot the Lute
Lancelot the Lute is the medieval-themed knight mascot representing Pacific Lutheran University at its athletic events and campus activities.
- 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: Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette Target entity description: Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette is a 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that recounts Sir Lancelot’s adventures and his illicit love for Queen Guinevere, helping to establish him as a central figure in the Arthurian legend.
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A.
Lancelot propre
Lancelot propre is a major prose romance of the Vulgate Cycle that narrates the adventures, love affair with Guinevere, and chivalric development of Sir Lancelot.
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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.
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.
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D.
le chevalier sans peur et sans reproche
"Le chevalier sans peur et sans reproche" is the legendary epithet of French Renaissance knight Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard, celebrated as the ideal model of chivalric courage and virtue.
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E.
Lancelot the Lute
Lancelot the Lute is the medieval-themed knight mascot representing Pacific Lutheran University at its athletic events and campus activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arthurian romance
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medieval poem ⓘ verse narrative ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Le Chevalier de la Charrette
ⓘ
The Knight of the Cart ⓘ
linked to:
The Ill-Made Knight
|
| author | Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
adultery
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chivalry ⓘ courtly love ⓘ honor and shame ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Marie de Champagne ⓘ |
| continuedBy | an anonymous continuator ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 12th century ⓘ |
| establishesRoleOf |
Lancelot as Guinevere’s lover
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Lancelot as a central Arthurian hero ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Gawain
ⓘ
King Arthur ⓘ Lancelot du Lac ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Lancelot
Queen Guinevere ⓘ |
| form | octosyllabic rhymed couplets ⓘ |
| genre | chivalric romance ⓘ |
| influenced |
later portrayals of Lancelot
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the Vulgate Cycle Lancelot-Grail tradition ⓘ
linked to:
Vulgate Cycle
|
| language | Old French ⓘ |
| literaryCycle | Arthurian legend ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | courtly literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
key text in the development of the Lancelot-Guinevere affair
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one of the earliest full narratives of Lancelot ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | preserved in multiple medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| meter | octosyllabic verse ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Lancelot’s love for Guinevere
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Lancelot’s rescue of Guinevere ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Old French ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chrétien de Troyes’s Arthurian romances
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linked to:
Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances
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| plotElement |
Lancelot crosses the Sword Bridge
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Lancelot rides in a cart of shame ⓘ Lancelot’s hesitation before entering the cart ⓘ abduction of Queen Guinevere ⓘ |
| setting |
Arthurian Britain
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linked to:
King Arthur's Britain
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| subjectMatter |
conflict between love and duty
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knightly adventures ⓘ romantic love ⓘ |
| timePeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| unfinishedBy | Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ |
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Subject: Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette Description of subject: Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette is a 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that recounts Sir Lancelot’s adventures and his illicit love for Queen Guinevere, helping to establish him as a central figure in the Arthurian legend.
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linked to: Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette
linked to: Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette
linked to: Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette
subject linked to:
Chrétien (surname)
linked to: Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette