A prophetic sword forged by the master smith Trebuchet and given to Perceval by the Fisher King.
A silver table at Carbonek upon which the Holy Grail rested, forming part of the sacred mysteries of the Grail Castle.
A cleric associated with one of the Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain.
The holy hermit who reveals the spiritual meaning of the Grail mysteries to Perceval.
A blood-dripping spear which appears in the Grail Procession. Feared as a weapon of destruction yet revered as a holy relic.
The Grail Sword appears beside the Grail and the Bleeding Lance as a weapon both magnificent and flawed. Its shattered blade reflects spiritual imperfection, and only the worthy Grail Knight can restore it to wholeness.
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.
- ARTHURIAN ITEMS
- French Romance Tradition
- German Tradition
- Grail Tradition
- Relics and Sacred Objects
- Source | Continuations of Perceval
- Source | Diu Crône
- Source | Joseph d'Arimathie
- Source | Le Morte Darthur
- Source | Parzival
- Source | Perceval, or Le Conte del Graal
- Source | Perlesvaus
- Source | Post-Vulgate Queste del Saint Graal
- Source | Post-Vulgate Suite du Merlin
- Source | Vulgate Estoire del Saint Graal
- Source | Vulgate Queste del Saint Graal
- THE GRAIL TRADITION
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.
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