Estoire del Saint Graal
E735924
Estoire del Saint Graal is an Old French prose romance that serves as a prequel to the Arthurian legends, recounting the origins and early history of the Holy Grail and its coming to Britain.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lancelot-Grail cycle | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arthurian romance
ⓘ
Grail romance ⓘ Old French prose romance ⓘ medieval literary work ⓘ |
| associatedLegendaryCycle | Matter of Britain GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Bron (the Rich Fisher)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joseph of Arimathea NERFINISHED ⓘ King Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | early 13th century ⓘ |
| followsInNarrative | events of the New Testament ⓘ |
| genre |
Arthurian literature
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prose romance ⓘ |
| influenced |
Middle English Grail literature
ⓘ
later Arthurian Grail narratives ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian apocryphal traditions
ⓘ
earlier Grail legends ⓘ |
| language | Old French ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | French Arthurian prose cycles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian legend
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Holy Grail NERFINISHED ⓘ coming of the Grail to Britain ⓘ origins of the Grail ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | widely transmitted in medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
early history of the Holy Grail
ⓘ
mission of Grail bearers to Britain ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | Christian didactic perspective ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | foundational history for the Grail in Arthurian legend ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lancelot-Grail Cycle
NERFINISHED
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Vulgate Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | first branch of the Vulgate Cycle ⓘ |
| prequelTo |
Lancelot en prose
NERFINISHED
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Mort Artu NERFINISHED ⓘ Queste del Saint Graal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
divine providence in the history of Britain
ⓘ
sacred history of the Grail ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Lancelot en prose
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mort Artu NERFINISHED ⓘ Queste del Saint Graal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTheme |
conversion of Britain to Christianity
ⓘ
sacred lineage of Grail keepers ⓘ |
| setting |
Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holy Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Estoire del Saint Graal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Old French ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | History of the Holy Grail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lancelot-Grail cycle