Enide

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Enide is a heroine of Arthurian romance, best known as the loyal and courageous wife of the knight Erec in medieval French literature.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Enide canonical 7

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
literary heroine ⓘ
appearsIn Arthurian romance ⓘ
Erec ⓘ
Erec and Enide ⓘ
linked to: Erec et Enide

Erec et Enide ⓘ
associatedWith King Arthur ⓘ
Round Table ⓘ
linked to: King Arthur's court
basedInTradition Arthurian legend ⓘ
centralThemeInStory chivalric honor ⓘ
marital fidelity ⓘ
testing of love ⓘ
characterInWorkBy Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
createdBy Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Arthurian universe ⓘ
linked to: Arthurian legend
firstAppearanceCentury 12th century ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hasVariantName Enid ⓘ
influenced later Arthurian portrayals of loyal wives ⓘ
inspiredCharacter Enid in later English adaptations ⓘ
languageOfWork Old French ⓘ
literaryGenre chivalric romance ⓘ
courtly romance ⓘ
literaryTradition French Arthurian romance ⓘ
moralQuality bravery ⓘ
obedience ⓘ
self‑sacrifice ⓘ
narrativeFunction to exemplify idealized conjugal love ⓘ
to motivate Erec’s chivalric exploits ⓘ
notableFor courage ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ
marital devotion ⓘ
truthfulness ⓘ
partnerInQuestWith Erec ⓘ
portrayedAs courageous companion ⓘ
ideal courtly lady ⓘ
loyal wife ⓘ
relationshipTestedBy Erec’s trials of her loyalty ⓘ
roleInNarrative moral touchstone ⓘ
quest companion ⓘ
wife of Erec ⓘ
settingOfStory Arthurian Britain ⓘ
medieval Brittany ⓘ
spouseOf Erec ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Enid → hasVariantForm → Enide ⓘ
Erec → spouse → Enide ⓘ
Erec → partner → Enide ⓘ
Erec → associatedWith → Enide ⓘ
Enid (given name) → variantForm → Enide ⓘ
subject linked to: Enid (Welsh given name)