Holy Grail legends

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Arthurian tradition Christian myth legend cycle literary motif medieval legend

Holy Grail legends are a body of medieval and later myths centered on the quest for a miraculous, often Christian sacred vessel that grants divine grace, enlightenment, or eternal life.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Holy Grail quest 1
Holy Grail tradition 1

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian tradition ⓘ
Christian myth ⓘ
legend cycle ⓘ
literary motif ⓘ
medieval legend ⓘ
adaptedIn film ⓘ
medieval poetry ⓘ
modern novels ⓘ
television ⓘ
video games ⓘ
associatedWith Celtic mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ
Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
King Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ
Knights of the Round Table NERFINISHED ⓘ
chivalric romance ⓘ
developedInCentury 12th century ⓘ
13th century ⓘ
developedInRegion Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ
Western Europe ⓘ
featuresCharacter Galahad NERFINISHED ⓘ
Joseph of Arimathea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lancelot NERFINISHED ⓘ
Perceval NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstMajorAuthor Chrétien de Troyes NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstMajorWork Perceval, le Conte du Graal NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCentralObject Holy Grail NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTheme Christian mysticism ⓘ
chivalric virtue ⓘ
divine grace ⓘ
eternal life ⓘ
purity ⓘ
quest for a sacred vessel ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
sacramental symbolism ⓘ
spiritual enlightenment ⓘ
importantAuthor Robert de Boron NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thomas Malory NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wolfram von Eschenbach NERFINISHED ⓘ
importantText Lancelot-Grail cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Le Morte d’Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ
Parzival NERFINISHED ⓘ
Queste del Saint Graal NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vulgate Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedGenre Arthurian romance ⓘ
fantasy literature ⓘ
modern adventure fiction ⓘ
interpretsGrailAs chalice of the Last Supper NERFINISHED ⓘ
stone of heavenly origin ⓘ
vessel catching Christ’s blood ⓘ
originatedInPeriod High Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolizes Christian salvation ⓘ
ultimate spiritual fulfillment ⓘ
union with the divine ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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Rennes-le-Château → associatedWith → Holy Grail legends ⓘ
Logres → relatedMythology → Holy Grail legends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Holy Grail quest
Holy Chalice of Valencia → linkedToLegend → Holy Grail legends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Holy Grail tradition