Chivalry

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"Chivalry" is a short story by Neil Gaiman that humorously intertwines Arthurian legend with the everyday life of an elderly English woman who discovers the Holy Grail in a secondhand shop.

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Chivalry canonical 2
Age of chivalry 1
“Chivalry” 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf short story ⓘ
author Neil Gaiman ⓘ
collectionAuthor Neil Gaiman ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
featuresCharacter Mrs. Whitaker ⓘ
Sir Galahad ⓘ
featuresElement Holy Grail ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1992 ⓘ
genre comic fantasy ⓘ
fantasy fiction ⓘ
hasPublisher Avon Books ⓘ
Headline Book Publishing ⓘ
hasSubject Arthurian legend in modern context ⓘ
British middle-class life ⓘ
includedInCollection Smoke and Mirrors ⓘ
incorporates Arthurian legend ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryPeriod late 20th century literature ⓘ
medium prose ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person narration ⓘ
plotPoint Mrs. Whitaker finds the Holy Grail in a secondhand shop ⓘ
Sir Galahad attempts to retrieve the Holy Grail from Mrs. Whitaker ⓘ
protagonist Mrs. Whitaker ⓘ
settingLocation England ⓘ
theme aging ⓘ
chivalric ideals ⓘ
intersection of myth and everyday life ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
value of ordinary life ⓘ
tone humorous ⓘ

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

Tristan → settingPeriod → Age of chivalry ⓘ
linked to: Chivalry
Lovers (album) → hasPart → “Chivalry” ⓘ
linked to: Chivalry