Nichodemus
In the Gospels, a Roman soldier who helps Joseph of Arimathea remove Christ’s body from the cross. This episode is recounted in Robert de Boron’s Joseph of Arimathea. Nicodemus’s own apocryphal Gospel inspired part of Robert de Boron’s tale.
Perlesvaus tells us that he was the progenitor of Perceval’s paternal lineage. His body was kept at Kamaalot (Camelot), Perceval’s home, before Perceval moved it to the Grail Castle and it accompanied Percevale on board ship when he made his final voyage.
Sources
Joseph d’Arimathie | Robert de Boron, 1191–1202
Perlesvaus | Early 13th century
Vulgate Merlin | 1220-1235