King of Benoic

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King of Benoic is a legendary Arthurian monarch, best known as the father of Sir Lancelot and an ally of King Arthur in medieval romance literature.

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King of Benoic canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
legendary monarch ⓘ
allyOf King Arthur ⓘ
King Bors of Gaunnes ⓘ
appearsIn Arthurian legend ⓘ
Lancelot-Grail cycle ⓘ
linked to: Estoire de Merlin

Le Morte d’Arthur ⓘ
linked to: Le Morte d'Arthur

Prose Lancelot ⓘ
Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
associatedWith Knights of the Round Table ⓘ
Round Table ⓘ
besiegedBy King Claudas ⓘ
causes Lancelot’s exile and upbringing away from Benoic ⓘ
culture Arthurian literature ⓘ
deathContext dies during wars against King Claudas ⓘ
enemyOf King Claudas ⓘ
fatherOf Sir Hector de Maris ⓘ
linked to: Ector de Maris

Sir Lancelot ⓘ
Sir Lionel ⓘ
fictionalStatus legendary ⓘ
genre medieval romance ⓘ
hasChild Sir Hector de Maris ⓘ
linked to: Ector de Maris

Sir Lancelot ⓘ
Sir Lionel ⓘ
hasName King Ban ⓘ
linked to: King Ban of Benwick
kingdomType fictional kingdom ⓘ
languageOfSources Old French ⓘ
locatedIn Benoic ⓘ
notableFor alliance with King Arthur ⓘ
being father of Sir Lancelot ⓘ
realmLocatedInTradition continental Europe ⓘ
realmOftenIdentifiedWith Brittany or regions of France in later interpretations ⓘ
relatedWork Lancelot-Grail prose cycle ⓘ
linked to: Prose Lancelot

Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur ⓘ
linked to: Le Morte d'Arthur
rules Benoic ⓘ
spouse Elaine of Benoic ⓘ
timeOfCompositionOfLegends 12th–15th centuries ⓘ
titleHeldBy King Ban ⓘ
linked to: King Ban of Benwick

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King Ban of Benwick → title → King of Benoic ⓘ