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Arthurian romance

stories about King Arthur and his knights
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Arthurian romance

Summary

Arthurian romance is a literary genre[1]. It draws 6,463 Wikipedia views per month (literary_genre category, ranking #192 of 487).[2]

Key Facts

  • Arthurian romance's instance of is recorded as literary genre[3].
  • Arthurian romance's instance of is recorded as literary cycle[4].
  • King Arthur is named after Arthurian romance[5].
  • Arthurian romance is a type of Arthurian art[6].
  • Arthurian romance is a type of chivalric romance[7].
  • Arthurian romance is part of Matter of Britain[8].
  • Arthurian romance's Commons category is recorded as Arthurian romances[9].
  • Arthurian romance's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Arthurian romances[10].
  • Arthurian romance's main subject is King Arthur[11].
  • Arthurian romance's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Arthurian legend[12].
  • Arthurian romance's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[13].
  • Arthurian romance's takes place in fictional universe is recorded as Arthurian universe[14].
  • Arthurian romance's derivative work is recorded as Merlin[15].
  • Arthurian romance's derivative work is recorded as King Arthur: Legend of the Sword[16].
  • Arthurian romance's derivative work is recorded as Arthur and Merlin[17].
  • Arthurian romance's derivative work is recorded as King Arthur[18].
  • Arthurian romance's derivative work is recorded as First Knight[19].
  • Arthurian romance's derivative work is recorded as Lancelot and Guinevere[20].
  • Arthurian romance's derivative work is recorded as Lancelot of the Lake[21].
  • Arthurian romance's derivative work is recorded as King Arthur[22].
  • Arthurian romance's derivative work is recorded as Merlin[23].
  • Arthurian romance's derivative work is recorded as Xcalibur[24].
  • Arthurian romance's derivative work is recorded as Merlin's Apprentice[25].
  • Arthurian romance's derivative work is recorded as Kin'iro no Mabinogion: Arthur Ō no Imōto-hime[26].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include literary genre[3] and literary cycle[4]. Recorded subclass of include Arthurian art[6] and chivalric romance[7].

Origins

King Arthur is named after Arthurian romance[5].

Use and Application

Arthurian romance is part of Matter of Britain[8].

Why It Matters

Arthurian romance draws 6,463 Wikipedia views per month (literary_genre category, ranking #192 of 487).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

It has been cited as an influence by Lyonesse Trilogy[29], a literary trilogy[30], written by Jack Vance[31].

FAQs

Who did Arthurian romance influence?

Arthurian romance has been cited as an influence by Lyonesse Trilogy[29].

Related Entities

Excalibur King Arthur King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Le Morte d'Arthur Merlin Monty Python and the Holy Grail Parzival The Fisher King The Neverending Story

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → Merlin, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Arthur and Merlin +9
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  2. 19d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → arthurian-romances
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 1831
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