Sir Lancelot
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Arthurian legendary character
Knight of the Round Table
fictional knight
medieval literary character
Sir Lancelot is one of the most famous Knights of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, renowned for his unmatched prowess in battle and his tragic love affair with Queen Guinevere.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lancelot | 39 |
| Sir Lancelot canonical | 26 |
| Lancelot du Lac | 4 |
| Lancelot and Elaine | 2 |
| Lancelot and Guinevere | 1 |
| Lancelot of the Lake | 1 |
| Lancelot – Richard Gere | 1 |
| Launcelot | 1 |
| Michael Vartan as Lancelot | 1 |
| introduced Lancelot as a central Arthurian hero | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T295741 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Lancelot Context triple: [A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, featuresCharacter, Sir Lancelot]
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A.
Knight of the Bath
The Knight of the Bath is a rank of knighthood within the British Order of the Bath, historically bestowed as a high honor for distinguished military or civil service.
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B.
Goodwin Knight
Goodwin Knight was an American Republican politician who served as the 31st governor of California in the 1950s.
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C.
Geoffrey
Geoffrey is a masculine given name of English origin, famously borne by pioneering computer scientist and AI researcher Geoffrey Hinton.
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D.
Athos
Athos is a brooding, noble swordsman and one of the titular trio in Alexandre Dumas’ classic adventure novel "The Three Musketeers."
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E.
Roger de Montgomery
Roger de Montgomery was an 11th-century Norman nobleman and close ally of William the Conqueror who became Earl of Shrewsbury and a major landholder in post-Conquest England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Lancelot Target entity description: Sir Lancelot is one of the most famous Knights of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, renowned for his unmatched prowess in battle and his tragic love affair with Queen Guinevere.
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A.
Knight of the Bath
The Knight of the Bath is a rank of knighthood within the British Order of the Bath, historically bestowed as a high honor for distinguished military or civil service.
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B.
Goodwin Knight
Goodwin Knight was an American Republican politician who served as the 31st governor of California in the 1950s.
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C.
Geoffrey
Geoffrey is a masculine given name of English origin, famously borne by pioneering computer scientist and AI researcher Geoffrey Hinton.
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D.
Athos
Athos is a brooding, noble swordsman and one of the titular trio in Alexandre Dumas’ classic adventure novel "The Three Musketeers."
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E.
Roger de Montgomery
Roger de Montgomery was an 11th-century Norman nobleman and close ally of William the Conqueror who became Earl of Shrewsbury and a major landholder in post-Conquest England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arthurian legendary character
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Knight of the Round Table ⓘ fictional knight ⓘ medieval literary character ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lancelot du Lac
ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Lancelot
Lancelot of the Lake ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Lancelot
Launcelot ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Lancelot
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| appearsIn |
Lancelot-Grail cycle
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linked to:
Vulgate Cycle
Le Morte d’Arthur ⓘ
linked to:
Le Morte d'Arthur
Post-Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
linked to:
Vulgate Cycle
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| associatedWith |
Camelot
ⓘ
linked to:
King Arthur's court
Holy Grail quest ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Grail
Round Table ⓘ
linked to:
King Arthur's court
|
| child |
Galahad
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linked to:
Sir Galahad
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| createdBy | Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ |
| culture | medieval European literature ⓘ |
| father | King Ban of Benwick ⓘ |
| firstMajorWork |
Lancelot-Grail cycle
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linked to:
Vulgate Cycle
Le Chevalier de la Charrette ⓘ |
| flaw |
adultery
ⓘ
conflict between love and duty ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAffairWith | Queen Guinevere ⓘ |
| hasLover | Queen Guinevere ⓘ |
| influences | downfall of Arthur’s kingdom ⓘ |
| inLoveWith | Queen Guinevere ⓘ |
| lessWorthyThan |
Galahad
ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Galahad
|
| literaryPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| loyalTo | King Arthur ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Knights of the Round Table
ⓘ
linked to:
King Arthur's court
|
| mother | Elaine of Benoic ⓘ |
| nationalityInLegend | French ⓘ |
| notableEpisode | rescue of Guinevere from execution ⓘ |
| notableFor |
love affair with Queen Guinevere
ⓘ
prowess in battle ⓘ role in the fall of Camelot ⓘ |
| originatesFrom |
French Arthurian romances
ⓘ
linked to:
Vulgate Cycle
|
| participatesIn | quest for the Holy Grail ⓘ |
| raisedBy |
Lady of the Lake
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linked to:
The Lady of the Lake
|
| religionInLegend | Christianity ⓘ |
| rescues | Queen Guinevere ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
greatest knight of King Arthur
ⓘ
tragic hero ⓘ |
| serves | King Arthur ⓘ |
| virtue |
bravery
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chivalry ⓘ courtesy ⓘ |
| weapon | sword ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sir Lancelot Description of subject: Sir Lancelot is one of the most famous Knights of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, renowned for his unmatched prowess in battle and his tragic love affair with Queen Guinevere.
Referenced by (77)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Forest of Brocéliande (in some French romances)
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Viviane (in some versions)
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Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances
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"The Lady of Shalott" (poem)
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