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Legends of the Middle Ages

CHAPTER XI
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There he remained until Amfortas died, when he was called back to Montsalvatch to inherit his possessions, among which was the Holy Grail.

Arthur and all the knights of the Round Table were present at his coronation, and paid him a yearly visit.

When he died, "the Sangreal, the sacred lance, and the silver trencher or paten which covered the Grail, were carried up to the holy heavens in presence of the attendants, and since that time have never anywhere been seen on earth." Other versions relate that Arthur and his knights sought the Holy Grail in vain, for their hearts were not pure enough to behold it.

Still others declare that the sacred vessel was conveyed to the far East, and committed to the care of Prester John.
The legend of Lohengrin, which is connected with the Holy Grail, is in outline as follows: [Sidenote: Lohengrin.] Parzival and Conduiramour dwelt in the castle of the Holy Grail.

When their sons had grown to man's estate, Kardeiss, the elder, became ruler of his mother's kingdom of Belripar, while Lohengrin, the younger, remained in the service of the Holy Grail, which was now borne into the hall by his young sister, Aribadale, Repanse de Joie having married.
Whenever a danger threatened, or when the services of one of the knights were required, a silver bell rang loudly, and the letters of flame around the rim of the holy vessel revealed the nature of the deed to be performed.
One day the sound of the silvery bell was heard pealing ever louder and louder, and when the knights entered the hall, they read on the vase that Lohengrin had been chosen to defend the rights of an innocent person, and would be conveyed to his destination by a swan.


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