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 (5,440 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 is recorded as male^[9].
• Lancelot's instance of is recorded as legendary figure^[10].
• Lancelot's instance of is recorded as literary character^[11].
• Lancelot's Commons category is recorded as Lancelot^[12].
• Lancelot's unmarried partner is recorded as Guinevere^[13].
• Lancelot's honorific prefix is recorded as Sir^[14].
• Lancelot's given name is recorded as Lancelot^[15].
• Lancelot's described by source is recorded as The Camelot Project^[16].
• Lancelot's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[17].
• Lancelot's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Lancelot's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Lancelot's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[20].
• Lancelot's present in work is recorded as Le Morte d'Arthur^[21].
• Lancelot's present in work is recorded as Erec and Enide^[22].
• Lancelot's present in work is recorded as Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart^[23].
• Lancelot's present in work is recorded as Yvain, the Knight of the Lion^[24].
• Lancelot's present in work is recorded as Lanzelet^[25].
• Lancelot's sibling is recorded as Hector de Maris^[26].
• Lancelot's derivative work is recorded as Lancelot^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include legendary figure^[10] and literary character^[11].

Influence

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 (5,440 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].