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Henry Justice Ford (1860-1941) · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Guinevere

character in Arthurian legend

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Details

Instance of: human whose existence is disputed, legendary figure, half-giant in a work of fiction
Sex or gender: female
Given name: Guenièvre
Father: Leodegrance
Spouse: King Arthur
Child: Lohot
Sibling: Gwenhwyfach
Present in work: Arthurian romance, Le Morte d'Arthur
Derivative works: Gwen, Jen
Occupation: queen
Position held: queen consort
described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
different from: Ginewra
name in native language: Guenievre
unmarried partner: Lancelot

Connected on Wikidata

Appears in

Merlin
King Arthur
Excalibur
Le Morte d'Arthur
First Knight
The Green Knight
Camelot
Prince Valiant
Knights of the Round Table
Merlin
Lancelot of the Lake
Kaamelott

Subject of

Lancelot of the Lake

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Authority files

VIAF ↗Library of Congress ↗GND ↗Encyclopædia Britannica ↗

The Defence of Guenevere

1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Guenevere

Depicted in

Guinevere - 'Before the Coming of the Sinful Queen' - Tennyson
Tristan and Lancelot with Queen Guinevere
Geneviève and Lancelot visit the tombs of Isolde and Tristan
Sir Launcelot and Queen Guinevere
Queen Guinevere

Basis for

Gwen
Jen
Guinevere

Inspired

Egwene al'Vere

Parent of

Lohot

Spouse of

King Arthur

Child of

Leodegrance