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