Holy Grail

12th century French poet and trouvère

cup, dish or stone with miraculous powers, important motif in Arthurian literature

German knight and poet (1170–1220)

Merlin () is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as a prophet and a magician, along with several other main roles. The familiar depiction of Merlin, based on an amalgamation of historical and legendary figures, was introduced by the 12th-century Catholic cleric Geoffrey of Monmouth and then built on by the French poet Robert de Boron and prose successors in the 13th century. Geoffrey's account presented Merlin as a prophet and royal advisor to Arthur's father, Uther Pendragon.

disciple of Jesus, donated his heart for the burial of Jesus

Glastonbury ( , ) is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the low-lying Somerset Levels, south of Bristol. The town had a population of 8,932 in the 2011 census. The town is less than across the River Brue from Street, a village which is now larger than Glastonbury.

English writer, author of Le Morte d'Arthur (1405–1471)

Gawain ( ), spelled many ways, is one of the Knights of the Round Table in the Arthurian legendary cycle. The prototype of Gawain appears under the name Gwalchmei in the earliest Welsh sources. He has subsequently appeared in many Arthurian tales in Welsh, Latin, French, English, Scottish, Dutch, German, Spanish, and Italian, notably as the protagonist of the Middle English poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Other works featuring Gawain as their central character include De Ortu Waluuanii, Diu Crône, Ywain and Gawain, Golagros and Gawane, Sir Gawain and the Carle of Carlisle, ''L'âtre péril

Parzival () is a medieval chivalric romance by the poet and knight Wolfram von Eschenbach in Middle High German. The poem, commonly dated to the first quarter of the 13th century, centers on the Arthurian hero Parzival (Percival in English) and his long quest for the Holy Grail following his initial failure to achieve it.

Galahad (), sometimes referred to as Galeas () or Galath (), among other versions of his name (originally Galaad, Galaaz, or Galaaus), is the prime achiever of the Holy Grail in the cyclical prose tradition of the Arthurian legend in which the teenage Galahad is the greatest knight of King Arthur's Round Table. A Christ-like figure, Galahad is an illegitimate son of Lancelot and Elaine of Corbenic after the latter raped the former through deception, belonging to the lineage of the Grail kings and descended from Biblical figures. Eventually, immediately after completing the Grail Quest, and whi

Perceval (, also written Percival, Parzival, Parsifal), alternatively called Peredur (), is a figure in the legend of King Arthur, often appearing as one of the Knights of the Round Table. First mentioned by the French author Chrétien de Troyes in the late 12th century tale Perceval, the Story of the Grail, he is best known for being the original hero in the quest for the Grail before being replaced in later literature by Galahad, first introduced in the early 13th century.

body of Medieval literature associated with Great Britain and Brittany, and the legendary kings and heroes associated with it, particularly King Arthur

French poet

psychoanalyst and writer (1882-1955)

thumb|Lohengrin by Walter Crane, 1895

Keeper of the Holy Grail in Arthurian legend

volume of medieval French works that are a major source of Arthurian legend

medieval poet, chronicler, and ecclesiastical writer (1160-1229)

German SS officer and writer (1904–1939)

vessel that Jesus used at the Last Supper to serve wine

American television series

troubadour

Corbenic (Carbone[c]k, Corbin) is the name of the Grail castle, the edifice housing the Holy Grail in Arthurian legend. It is a magical domain of the Grail keeper, often known as the Fisher King. The castle's descriptions vary greatly in different sources, and it first appears by that name in the Lancelot-Grail cycle where it is also the birthplace of Galahad.

British folklorist (1850–1928)

silver-gilt metalwork in the Met

American academic (1887–1966)

early 13th century Arthurian literature

British historian

one of the three Welsh Romances associated with the Mabinogion

painting by Vittore Carpaccio

a medieval wood mazer bowl, held for many years at Nanteos Mansion (Aberystwythin, Wales)

jewel-encrusted onyx chalice, alleged to be the Holy Chalice

legendary king