Lancelot

Arthurian character
Intangible legendary_figure Q215681
Lancelot
N. C. Wyeth · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Lancelot

Summary

Lancelot is a legendary figure[1]. Lancelot worked as a knight[2] and dragonslayer[3]. Lancelot ranks in the top 1% of legendary_figure entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,133 views/month).[4]

Key Facts

  • Lancelot's father was King Ban[5].
  • Lancelot's mother was Elaine of Benoic[6].
  • A child of Lancelot was Galahad[7].
  • Lancelot's professions included knight[2].
  • Lancelot worked as a dragonslayer[3].
  • Lancelot was a member of Knights of the Round Table[8].
  • Lancelot's image is recorded as Boys King Arthur - N. C. Wyeth - p278.jpg[9].
  • Lancelot is recorded as male[10].
  • Lancelot's instance of is recorded as legendary figure[11].
  • Lancelot's instance of is recorded as literary character[12].
  • Lancelot's coat of arms image is recorded as Blason Lancelot.svg[13].
  • Lancelot's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 32789847[14].
  • Lancelot's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 310729586[15].
  • Lancelot's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 61146284499215332758[16].
  • Lancelot's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 27157523178627030162[17].
  • Lancelot's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 173528424[18].
  • Lancelot's GND ID is recorded as 118640321[19].
  • Lancelot's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2014131876[20].
  • Lancelot's IdRef ID is recorded as 028076680[21].
  • Lancelot's Commons category is recorded as Lancelot[22].
  • Lancelot's unmarried partner is recorded as Guinevere[23].
  • Lancelot's honorific prefix is recorded as Sir[24].
  • Lancelot's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01438z[25].
  • Lancelot's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jo2016908786[26].
  • Lancelot's given name is recorded as Lancelot[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Lancelot's father was King Ban[5]. Lancelot's mother was Elaine of Benoic[6].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include knight[2] and dragonslayer[3].

Personal Life

A child of Lancelot was Galahad[7].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Lancelot include Lancelot of the Lake[28], a film[29], directed by Robert Bresson[30] and Lancelot-Grail[31], a literary cycle[32].

Why It Matters

Lancelot ranks in the top 1% of legendary_figure entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,133 views/month).[4] Lancelot has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Lancelot is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for Lancelot include Lancelot of the Lake[28], a film[29], directed by Robert Bresson[30] and Lancelot-Grail[31], a literary cycle[32].

FAQs

Who were Lancelot's parents?

Lancelot's father was King Ban[5]. Lancelot's mother was Elaine of Benoic[6].

What did Lancelot do for work?

Lancelot worked as knight[2] and dragonslayer[3].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . The Camelot Project. Retrieved . d.lib.rochester.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . The Camelot Project. Retrieved . d.lib.rochester.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [2] . The Camelot Project. Retrieved . d.lib.rochester.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [8] . The Camelot Project. Retrieved . d.lib.rochester.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The Camelot Project. Retrieved . d.lib.rochester.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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