King Pelles

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King Pelles is a legendary figure in Arthurian romance, often depicted as the guardian of the Holy Grail and a key ancestor of the pure knight Sir Galahad.

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King Pelles canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian character ⓘ
Grail king ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
legendary king ⓘ
ancestorOf Sir Galahad NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsIn Lancelot-Grail cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Le Morte d’Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ
Post-Vulgate Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vulgate Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedTheme chastity and purity through Galahad ⓘ
divine providence in Arthurian legend ⓘ
sacred kingship ⓘ
associatedWith Corbenic NERFINISHED ⓘ
Holy Grail NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterType Grail king ⓘ
connectedTo Joseph of Arimathea (in some traditions) NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture medieval literature ⓘ
era medieval Arthurian tradition ⓘ
fatherOf Elaine of Corbenic NERFINISHED ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Arthurian universe NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre Arthurian romance ⓘ
grandfatherOf Sir Galahad NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasChild Elaine of Corbenic NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Old French literature ⓘ
mythology Arthurian legend NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor being ancestor of Sir Galahad ⓘ
custody of the Holy Grail ⓘ
engineering the conception of Galahad ⓘ
occupation king ⓘ
relative Elaine of Corbenic NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sir Galahad NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sir Lancelot NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Christianity (literary context) ⓘ
residence Corbenic NERFINISHED ⓘ
role Grail guardian ⓘ
guardian of the Holy Grail ⓘ
title King of Corbenic NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Sir Galahad → grandfather → King Pelles ⓘ