Gawain

knight in Arthurian legends
Intangible human_whose_existence_is_disputed Q831685
Gawain
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Gawain

Summary

Gawain is a human whose existence is disputed[1]. Gawain worked as a knight[2]. Gawain ranks in the top 3% of human_whose_existence_is_disputed entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,145 views/month).[3]

Key Facts

  • Gawain's father was King Lot[4].
  • Gawain's mother was Morgause[5].
  • A child of Gawain was Wigalois[6].
  • Gawain worked as a knight[2].
  • Gawain was a member of Knights of the Round Table[7].
  • Gawain's image is recorded as Arthur-Pyle Sir Gawaine the Son of Lot, King of Orkney.JPG[8].
  • Gawain is recorded as male[9].
  • Gawain's instance of is recorded as human whose existence is disputed[10].
  • Gawain's instance of is recorded as legendary figure[11].
  • Gawain's instance of is recorded as literary character[12].
  • Gawain's instance of is recorded as film character[13].
  • Gawain's performer is recorded as John Le Mesurier[14].
  • Gawain's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 310725119[15].
  • Gawain's GND ID is recorded as 118639196[16].
  • Gawain's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2014126435[17].
  • Gawain's Commons category is recorded as Gawain[18].
  • Gawain's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0sy12[19].
  • Gawain's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jo2018996191[20].
  • Gawain's Rodovid ID is recorded as 144617[21].
  • Gawain's Rodovid ID is recorded as 508237[22].
  • Gawain's Iconclass notation is recorded as 82A(GAWAIN)[23].
  • Gawain's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24].
  • Gawain's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25].
  • Gawain's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Gwalchmei[26].
  • Gawain's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Gawain[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Gawain's father was King Lot[4]. Gawain's mother was Morgause[5].

Career and Affiliations

Gawain's professions included knight[2].

Personal Life

A child of Gawain was Wigalois[6].

Why It Matters

Gawain ranks in the top 3% of human_whose_existence_is_disputed entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,145 views/month).[3] Gawain has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Gawain is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Who were Gawain's parents?

Gawain's father was King Lot[4]. Gawain's mother was Morgause[5].

What did Gawain do for work?

Gawain worked as knight[2].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages. Retrieved . oxfordreference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . The Oxford Companion to German Literature. Retrieved . oxfordreference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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