Vulgate Cycle

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The Vulgate Cycle is a 13th-century French prose collection of Arthurian romances that greatly expanded the legends of King Arthur, Merlin, and the Holy Grail and became a major source for later Arthurian literature.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian prose cycle ⓘ
French literature ⓘ
medieval literary work ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Lancelot-Grail Cycle ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle

Prose Lancelot Cycle ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
chronologicalPosition precedes Post-Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
circulation widely copied in medieval manuscripts ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
dateOfComposition 13th century ⓘ
developsMotif Lancelot and Guinevere’s love affair ⓘ
fall of Camelot ⓘ
quest for the Holy Grail ⓘ
expandsLegendOf Holy Grail ⓘ
King Arthur ⓘ
Merlin ⓘ
focusesOnCharacter King Arthur ⓘ
Lancelot ⓘ
linked to: Sir Lancelot

Merlin ⓘ
focusesOnObject Holy Grail ⓘ
genre Arthurian romance ⓘ
prose romance ⓘ
hasPart Estoire de Merlin ⓘ
Estoire del Saint Graal ⓘ
Lancelot propre ⓘ
Mort Artu ⓘ
Queste del Saint Graal ⓘ
influenced German Arthurian tradition ⓘ
Iberian Arthurian tradition ⓘ
Le Morte d’Arthur ⓘ
linked to: Le Morte d'Arthur

Post-Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle

later Arthurian literature ⓘ
medieval English Arthurian tradition ⓘ
language Old French ⓘ
literaryTradition Matter of Britain ⓘ
mainTheme Christian spirituality ⓘ
chivalry ⓘ
courtly love ⓘ
narrativeForm prose ⓘ
notableCharacter Galahad ⓘ
linked to: Sir Galahad

Gawain ⓘ
Guinevere ⓘ
linked to: Queen Guinevere

Perceval ⓘ
period High Middle Ages ⓘ
religiousContext Christianity ⓘ
setting Camelot ⓘ
linked to: King Arthur's court

Logres ⓘ
sourceFor later prose Tristan narratives ⓘ
structure interconnected prose romances ⓘ

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Referenced by (121)

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Merlin → notableAppearance → Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
King Arthur's court → literarySource → Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
King Arthur's court → literarySource → Post-Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Sir Lancelot → originatesFrom → French Arthurian romances ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Sir Lancelot → firstMajorWork → Lancelot-Grail cycle ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Sir Lancelot → appearsIn → Lancelot-Grail cycle ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Sir Lancelot → appearsIn → Post-Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Queen Guinevere → appearsIn → Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
Queen Guinevere → appearsIn → Post-Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Arthurian legend → majorSource → Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
Arthurian legend → majorSource → Post-Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Morgan le Fay → appearsIn → Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
Morgan le Fay → appearsIn → Post-Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Bedivere → featuredIn → French Arthurian romances ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Excalibur → appearsIn → Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
Excalibur → appearsIn → Post-Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
King of Britain → appearsIn → Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
King of Britain → appearsIn → Post-Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Mordred → appearsInWork → Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
Mordred → appearsInWork → Post-Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Vulgate Cycle → alsoKnownAs → Lancelot-Grail Cycle ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Vulgate Cycle → alsoKnownAs → Prose Lancelot Cycle ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Vulgate Cycle → influenced → Post-Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Carduel → appearsIn → Old French Arthurian romances ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Carduel → appearsIn → Arthurian prose romances ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances → influenced → Post-Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
King Ban of Benwick → appearsIn → Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
King Ban of Benwick → relatedWork → Post-Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Logres → appearsIn → French Arthurian prose cycles ⓘ
subject linked to: Logres (legendary kingdom)
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Logres → appearsIn → Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
subject linked to: Logres (legendary kingdom)
Logres → appearsIn → Post-Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
subject linked to: Logres (legendary kingdom)
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Sir Bors → originatesFrom → French Arthurian romances ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Sir Bors → prominentInWork → Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
Sir Bors → prominentInWork → Post-Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Nimue → appearsIn → Vulgate Cycle (in some versions) ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Nimue → appearsIn → Post-Vulgate Cycle (in some versions) ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Sword in the Stone → appearsInWork → Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
Sword in the Stone → appearsInWork → Post-Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Battle of Camlann → relatedWork → Post-Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Geoffrey of Monmouth (literary consolidation) → influenced → Vulgate Cycle of Arthurian romances ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Sir Galahad → appearsIn → Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
Sir Galahad → appearsIn → Post-Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Agravain → appearsIn → Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
Agravain → appearsIn → Post-Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Gaheris → appearsIn → Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
Gaheris → appearsIn → Post-Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Rustichello da Pisa → notableWork → Compilation of Arthurian romances ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Logres → appearsIn → French Arthurian prose cycles ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
Logres → appearsIn → Vulgate Cycle ⓘ