Lord Bertilak

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Lord Bertilak is the lord of the castle in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," later revealed to be the human identity of the Green Knight who tests Gawain's chivalry.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lord Bertilak canonical 1
the Green Knight (Bertilak) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
nobleman
alsoKnownAs Bertilak de Hautdesert
the Green Knight
linked to: Green Knight
appearsIn Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
associatedWithTheme appearance versus reality
temptation
testing of knights
bargainType exchange of winnings
commissionedBy Morgan le Fay
createdBy Pearl Poet
linked to: The Gawain Poet
criticizes Sir Gawain's failure to confess the girdle
employerOf Lady Bertilak
enchantedAs Green Knight
forgives Sir Gawain
linked to: Gawain
gender male
goalOfPlot to frighten Guinevere
hasDisguise Green Knight
hasResidence Hautdesert
hasRole lord of the castle
hunts boar
deer
fox
huntsWith his retainers
languageOfWork Middle English
makesBargainWith Sir Gawain
linked to: Gawain
meets Sir Gawain
linked to: Gawain
meetsAt Hautdesert
nationalityInFiction English
offersHospitalityTo Sir Gawain
linked to: Gawain
participatesIn beheading game
proposesGameTo King Arthur's court
Sir Gawain
linked to: Gawain
revealsIdentityAs Green Knight
revealsIdentityTo Sir Gawain
linked to: Gawain
servantOf Morgan le Fay
spouse Lady Bertilak
tests Sir Gawain
linked to: Gawain
testsFor chivalry
courage
courtesy
honesty
loyalty
timePeriodOfWork late 14th century
underSpellBy Morgan le Fay
weaponUsedAgainst axe
workGenre Arthurian romance
woundedAt Green Chapel
woundedBy Sir Gawain
linked to: Gawain

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Hautdesert ownedBy Lord Bertilak
Bertilak's castle associatedWithCharacterAlias the Green Knight (Bertilak)
linked to: Lord Bertilak