Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances

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Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances are a foundational corpus of 12th-century French narrative poems that shaped the legends of King Arthur and his knights, introducing key characters and themes such as Lancelot’s love for Guinevere and the quest for the Holy Grail.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian literature corpus ⓘ
Old French literature ⓘ
chivalric romance cycle ⓘ
medieval narrative poetry ⓘ
approximateDate circa 1170–1190 ⓘ
circulation medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of France ⓘ
creator Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
culturalImpact shaped the canonical image of King Arthur and his knights in Western culture ⓘ
form rhymed verse ⓘ
genre Arthurian romance ⓘ
courtly romance ⓘ
includesWork Cligès ⓘ
Erec et Enide ⓘ
Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette ⓘ
Perceval, le Conte du Graal ⓘ
Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion ⓘ
influenced Post-Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle

Thomas Malory's Le Morte Darthur ⓘ
linked to: Le Morte d'Arthur

Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
later Arthurian prose cycles ⓘ
language Old French ⓘ
literaryMovement courtly literature ⓘ
literarySignificance foundational corpus of Arthurian romance tradition ⓘ
helped codify the ideals of chivalry and courtly love in European literature ⓘ
mainCharacter Enide ⓘ
Erec ⓘ
Gawain ⓘ
Guinevere ⓘ
linked to: Queen Guinevere

King Arthur ⓘ
Lancelot ⓘ
linked to: Sir Lancelot

Perceval ⓘ
Yvain ⓘ
meter octosyllabic rhyming couplets ⓘ
notableContribution developed the love affair between Lancelot and Guinevere ⓘ
introduced Lancelot as a central Arthurian hero ⓘ
linked to: Sir Lancelot

provided the earliest extensive narrative of the Holy Grail quest ⓘ
setting Arthurian Britain ⓘ
Camelot ⓘ
linked to: King Arthur's court
sourceMaterial Celtic legends ⓘ
earlier Arthurian traditions ⓘ
theme chivalry ⓘ
courtly love ⓘ
fidelity ⓘ
honor ⓘ
knightly adventure ⓘ
spiritual quest ⓘ
timePeriod 12th century ⓘ

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King Arthur's court → literarySource → Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances ⓘ
King Arthur's Britain → describedIn → Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances ⓘ
Queen Guinevere → appearsIn → Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances ⓘ
Arthurian legend → majorSource → Chrétien de Troyes' romances ⓘ
linked to: Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances
Sir Kay → appearsInWork → Chrétien de Troyes’ Arthurian romances ⓘ
linked to: Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances
Le Chevalier de la Charrette → partOf → Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian cycle ⓘ
linked to: Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances
The Lady of the Lake → appearsIn → Arthurian romances ⓘ
linked to: Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances
Bedevere → appearsIn → French Arthurian romances ⓘ
linked to: Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances
Elaine → appearsIn → Arthurian romances ⓘ
linked to: Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances
Cligès → partOf → Chrétien de Troyes’ Arthurian romances ⓘ
linked to: Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances
Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette → partOf → Chrétien de Troyes’s Arthurian romances ⓘ
linked to: Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances
Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion → partOf → Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian cycle ⓘ
linked to: Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances
Siege Perilous → appearsIn → Arthurian romances ⓘ
linked to: Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances