Grail Maiden

At the heart of the Grail Castle, the Fisher King’s Table stands as a silent witness to sacred kingship. Here, the wounded king and his father receive divine sustenance from the Grail, transforming a royal banquet into a ritual of mystery, endurance, and divine revelation.

The Grail is the sacred vessel sought by King Arthur’s knights in the later Arthurian romances. It is most often described as the cup used at the Last Supper and the vessel that received Christ’s blood at the Crucifixion. The quest for the Grail becomes the highest spiritual trial of the Round Table, attainable only by the purest knight.

In the Grail romances, the Fisher King's castle is a sacred stage where divine objects - the Bleeding Lance, Candlesticks, the Grail, Carving Dish, and Table - are revealed in a solemn procession.

Following the Grail Maiden came a second maiden carrying a silver dish. Its purpose was hidden, its shine reflecting the light of the candles, and Perceval could not guess its meaning.

Two youths followed the bearer of the bleeding lance, each carrying a golden candlestic with many burning candles. Their light filled the hall with a brilliance such as Perceval had never seen before.

Carbonek, also known as Corbenic or the Grail Castle, is the mystical stronghold of the Holy Grail in Arthurian legend. Guarded by the Fisher King, it appears only to the pure of heart.

A grotesque yet prophetic figure, appears at Arthur's court to rebuke Perceval and set the knights of the Round Table on new quests.