The Grail Knights
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The Grail Knights are the holy guardians of the sacred Grail in Richard Wagner’s opera "Parsifal," embodying a chivalric order devoted to spiritual purity and divine service.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional knightly order
ⓘ
group of characters ⓘ religious brotherhood ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Parsifal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act I of Parsifal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Act III of Parsifal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artFormContext | Gesamtkunstwerk of Wagner ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
compassion and redemption
ⓘ
decline and renewal of a sacred order ⓘ |
| associatedWithObject |
Holy Grail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spear of Longinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedInWorkOfArt | music drama Parsifal ⓘ |
| composer | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictInWork | crisis caused by Amfortas’s wound ⓘ |
| createdBy | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext | Bayreuth Festspielhaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1882 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Titurel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | opera characters ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Amfortas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gurnemanz NERFINISHED ⓘ Titurel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
chivalric
ⓘ
devoted to divine service ⓘ spiritually pure ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian mysticism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
medieval Grail legends ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| ledBy | Amfortas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| librettist | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFiction | Grail Castle Monsalvat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| membershipRequirement |
chastity ideal
ⓘ
obedience to Grail king ⓘ |
| musicalMotif |
Faith motif
ⓘ
Grail motif ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Klingsor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunctionInPlot | to manifest the need for a redeemer ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Christian symbolism ⓘ |
| restoredBy | Parsifal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritual | Grail ceremony ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
guardians of the Holy Grail
ⓘ
servants of divine grace ⓘ |
| settingPeriodInFiction | mythic Christian Middle Ages ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
ideal Christian knighthood
ⓘ
redemptive community ⓘ spiritual purity ⓘ |
| timeOfCreation | late 19th century ⓘ |
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