Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Graal as central sacred subject of an Arthurian story

graal_as_central_sacred_subject_of_an_arthurian_story

A motif of the Sacred Vessel and Container family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

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arthurian

  • The High History of the Holy Graal SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY: / ORIGINAL TEXT-- / RECOMMENDED READING-- / INTRODUCTION; lines 385-415 confidence: medium

    Helinand read that "an Angel had appeared to a certain hermit in Britain and revealed to him the history of the Holy Graal."

    The Holy Graal is the subject of the revealed history and of the story of Sir Perceval as framed by the editor.

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