The poem Sone von Nausay reveals that this man is actually the Fisher King who conquered Nordic barbarians while marrying the princess of Norway to become Norway's king.
The poem Sone von Nausay reveals that this man is actually the Fisher King who conquered Nordic barbarians while marrying the princess of Norway to become Norway's king. In another legend, he is killed by a giant pagan named Dilantes. With his similarly named son, this man is able to save the Saracen king Evalach from King Tholomes's army by converting Evalach to Christianity. His sister Havingues is a maternal ancestor of King Pelles. This grandfather of Yvain is the subject of an epic poem by Robert de Boron, in which he is imprisoned for 42 years until Emperor Vespasian releases him. In some stories, this man visited Glastonbury and thrust his staff into a hill to create a thorn tree; other legends state that he was given the bleeding lance by Longinus before he came to Britain. For 10 points, name this Biblical character who supposedly brought the grail to England, and who was the man who donated his tomb to Jesus.
The poem Sone von Nausay reveals that this man is actually the Fisher King who conquered Nordic barbarians while marrying the princess of Norway to become Norway's king.
Joseph of Arimathea [prompt on "Joseph"; do not accept or prompt on "Josephus" or "Josephes"]