Titurel

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Titurel is a legendary Grail king in Arthurian and Grail literature, often depicted as the original guardian of the Holy Grail and ancestor to later Grail knights.

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Titurel canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian character
Grail king
legendary king
literary character
appearsIn Arthurian literature
linked to: Arthurian legend

Grail literature
linked to: Holy Grail legends

Parzival
Titurel (poem)
associatedWith Amfortas
Holy Grail
Knights of the Grail
Parzival
child Frimutel
createdBy Wolfram von Eschenbach
culture Arthurian tradition
linked to: Arthurian legend

medieval German literature
depictedAs aged ruler
pious king
familyRole ancestor of Grail knights
ancestor of Parzival
grandfather of Parzival
genre medieval romance character
influenced later Grail king portrayals
languageOfWork Middle High German
mythologicalContext Christianized chivalric myth
narrativeFunction founder of the Grail dynasty
link between divine Grail mystery and human knights
relatedWork Wagner’s Parsifal
linked to: Parsifal
religiousRole guardian of sacred relic
residence Grail castle
linked to: Grail Castle

Munsalvaesche
role original guardian of the Holy Grail
roleInWagnerParsifal father of Amfortas
former Grail king
spouse Richoude
symbolism continuity of sacred tradition through lineage
ideal of divinely sanctioned kingship
timeOfOrigin 13th-century literature
title Grail King
first Grail King
linked to: Fisher King

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Parsifal character Titurel
Amfortas father Titurel
The Grail Knights foundedBy Titurel
The Grail Knights hasMember Titurel