The Awntyrs off Arthure

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The Awntyrs off Arthure is a Middle English alliterative romance from the 14th century that recounts a supernatural and moral adventure of King Arthur’s court, prominently featuring Sir Gawain.

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The Awntyrs off Arthure canonical 2
The Adventures of Arthur 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian romance ⓘ
Middle English alliterative romance ⓘ
chivalric romance ⓘ
poem ⓘ
approximateLength several hundred lines ⓘ
associatedWith Gawain romances ⓘ
centralTheme chivalric conduct ⓘ
courtly behavior ⓘ
fate and fortune ⓘ
morality ⓘ
supernatural judgment ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
dateOfComposition 14th century ⓘ
depicts King Arthur's hunting expedition ⓘ
encounter with a ghostly figure ⓘ
featuresCharacter King Arthur ⓘ
Queen Guinevere ⓘ
Sir Gawain ⓘ
linked to: Gawain
form alliterative verse ⓘ
genre Arthurian literature ⓘ
alliterative romance ⓘ
chivalric literature ⓘ
hasCriticalReception noted for its vivid alliterative style ⓘ
studied for its moral and supernatural elements ⓘ
hasTitleInModernEnglish The Adventures of Arthur ⓘ
language Middle English ⓘ
literaryCycle Arthurian cycle ⓘ
linked to: Arthurian legend
literaryForm narrative poem ⓘ
literaryPeriod Middle English period ⓘ
linked to: Middle English
literaryTradition Alliterative Revival ⓘ
manuscriptTradition multiple manuscripts ⓘ
meter alliterative long line ⓘ
moralConcern justice and retribution ⓘ
sin and penance ⓘ
narrativeFocus moral adventure ⓘ
supernatural adventure ⓘ
protagonist Sir Gawain ⓘ
linked to: Gawain
setting King Arthur's court ⓘ
structure stanzaic ⓘ

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Gawain → appearsIn → The Awntyrs off Arthure ⓘ
Alliterative Revival → producedWork → The Awntyrs off Arthure ⓘ
The Awntyrs off Arthure → hasTitleInModernEnglish → The Adventures of Arthur ⓘ
linked to: The Awntyrs off Arthure