Middle Dutch Arthurian romances

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Middle Dutch Arthurian romances are medieval Dutch-language narrative poems and tales that adapt and reinterpret the legends of King Arthur and his knights for a Low Countries audience.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian literature
Middle Dutch literature
literary tradition
medieval literature
romance (literary genre)
adaptedFrom Latin Arthurian traditions
Old French Arthurian romances
audience medieval Low Countries nobility
urban elites of the Low Countries
countryOfOrigin County of Flanders
County of Holland
Duchy of Brabant
featureCharacter Gawain
Guinevere
linked to: Queen Guinevere

King Arthur
Lancelot
linked to: Sir Lancelot

Merlin
Moriaen
Perceval
genre chivalric romance
influencedBy Breton lais
Chrétien de Troyes
Post-Vulgate Cycle
linked to: Vulgate Cycle

Vulgate Cycle
language Middle Dutch
literaryForm narrative poem
prose tale
verse romance
literaryFunction aristocratic self-representation
entertainment
moral instruction
literaryPeriod Middle Ages
mainSubject King Arthur
Knights of the Round Table
chivalry
courtly love
heroic adventure
notableWork Arturs doet
Die Riddere metter Mouwen
Lanceloet en het hert met de witte voet
Lancelotcompilatie
linked to: Lancelot propre

Moriaen
Perchevael
Queeste van den Grale
Roman van Ferguut
Roman van Lancelot
Roman van Walewein
Wrake van Ragisel
region Low Countries
script Gothic script
theme Christian morality
knightly honor
loyalty and betrayal
quest for the Holy Grail
timePeriod 13th century
14th century
15th century
transmission manuscript culture

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Walewein appearsIn Middle Dutch Arthurian romances