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 (17,557 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 is recorded as male[8].
  • Gawain's instance of is recorded as human whose existence is disputed[9].
  • Gawain's instance of is recorded as legendary figure[10].
  • Gawain's instance of is recorded as literary character[11].
  • Gawain's instance of is recorded as film character[12].
  • Among the performers on Gawain was John Le Mesurier[13].
  • Gawain's Commons category is recorded as Gawain[14].
  • Gawain's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15].
  • Gawain's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • Gawain's present in work is recorded as Unidentified Flying Oddball[17].
  • Gawain's present in work is recorded as Le Morte d'Arthur[18].
  • Gawain's present in work is recorded as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight[19].
  • Gawain's present in work is recorded as Wigalois[20].
  • Gawain's present in work is recorded as Four Branches of the Mabinogi[21].
  • Gawain's present in work is recorded as Iwein[22].
  • Gawain's sibling is recorded as Agravain[23].
  • Gawain's sibling is recorded as Gaheris[24].
  • Gawain's sibling is recorded as Gareth[25].
  • Gawain's P14536 is recorded as 377078[26].
  • Gawain's P14750 is recorded as 89CE-BCDA-B144-9CC1-F9C4[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include human whose existence is disputed[9], legendary figure[10], literary character[11], and film character[12].

Why It Matters

Gawain ranks in the top 3% of human_whose_existence_is_disputed entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,557 views/month).[3] Gawain has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Gawain is known by 61 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

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 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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  1. 8d ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Union list of artist names id → 500166715
    P14750 → 89CE-BCDA-B144-9CC1-F9C4
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P245]]: 500166715, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275258|batch #275258]]"
  2. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Instance of → —
    Described by source → The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Father → King Lot
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14536]]: 377078, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
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