Corbenic

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Corbenic is the legendary Grail Castle in Arthurian romance, famed as the mystical stronghold where the Holy Grail is kept.

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Corbenic canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grail Castle
fictional location
legendary castle
appearsIn Arthurian legend
Arthurian romance
linked to: Arthurian legend
associatedWith Elaine of Corbenic
Holy Grail
King Pelles
centralTo Grail Quest
linked to: Grail Cycle
culturalContext medieval Christian symbolism
describedAs mystical stronghold
etymologyProposed may derive from Old French "cor benoit" (blessed body)
firstAttestedIn 13th-century Arthurian prose romances
function resting place of the Holy Grail
genre chivalric romance
guardedBy Grail guardians
hasAlternativeName Carbonek
Corbenic Castle
Corbenic, the Grail Castle
linked to: Castle of Corbenic
hasTitle Castle of the Holy Grail
linked to: Castle of the Grail
inhabitedBy Fisher King
Grail King
linked to: Fisher King
locatedInFictionalRegion Listenois
the Waste Land
linked to: The Waste Land
medium medieval literature
notableFeature associated with miraculous sustenance
contains the Holy Grail
site of mystical visions
relatedConcept Fisher King
Holy Grail
relatedWork Lancelot-Grail cycle
linked to: Lancelot-Grail

Post-Vulgate Cycle
linked to: Vulgate Cycle

Vulgate Cycle
roleInNarrative goal of the Grail knights
setting for key Grail revelations
symbolizes divine grace
spiritual perfection
the hidden presence of God
visitedBy Sir Bors
Sir Galahad
Sir Lancelot
Sir Percival

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Sir Galahad associatedPlace Corbenic
Grail Castle alsoKnownAs Corbenic
Elaine of Corbenic residesIn Corbenic
King Pelles associatedWith Corbenic
King Pelles residence Corbenic