Siege Perilous

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Siege Perilous is the legendary vacant seat at King Arthur’s Round Table reserved for the knight destined to achieve the Holy Grail, ultimately filled by Sir Galahad.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian legend element
legendary seat
appearsIn Arthurian romances NERFINISHED
Le Morte d’Arthur NERFINISHED
Vulgate Cycle NERFINISHED
associatedWith Holy Grail NERFINISHED
King Arthur NERFINISHED
Round Table NERFINISHED
Sir Galahad NERFINISHED
belongsToTradition Christianized Arthurian tradition
createdByTradition medieval French Arthurian writers
culturalOrigin medieval European literature
dangerTo unworthy knights
dedicatedTo the future Grail hero
filledInStoryBy Sir Galahad at Pentecost NERFINISHED
genre myth and legend
hasProperty fatal to any unworthy knight who sits in it
vacant until the coming of the Grail knight
hasRoleInNarrative identifies the true Grail knight
tests the worthiness of knights
influenced later depictions of chosen or cursed thrones in fantasy literature
inscribedWith Galahad’s name in some versions
languageOfName Old French
linkedToProphecy prophecy of the Grail knight
locatedInFictional Camelot NERFINISHED
nameMeaning Perilous Seat NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction foreshadowing of Galahad’s destiny
occupiedBy Sir Galahad NERFINISHED
partOf King Arthur’s Round Table NERFINISHED
relatedConcept Holy Grail quest
chivalric purity
divine judgment
reservedBy Merlin NERFINISHED
reservedFor the knight destined to achieve the Holy Grail
symbolizes divine election
predestined success in the Grail quest
purity
timeOfOccupationInLegend after Galahad’s arrival at Camelot
ultimatelyFilledBy Sir Galahad NERFINISHED

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Sir Galahad seatAtRoundTable Siege Perilous
Sir Galahad destinedFor Siege Perilous