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| − | '''Castle Carbonek''' is the castle in which the [[Holy Grail]] is kept. | + | '''Castle Carbonek''' {{CIT|is the castle in which the [[Holy Grail]] is kept.}} |
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| − | Carbonek travels about on the face of the Earth, and has no definite point on the map. [[Blanchefleur]] lives there as its Queen - at least until she joins [[Arthur Pendragon|King Arthur]] and [[Griff|Sir Griff]] on their adventures - and [[Sir Percival|Percival]] spends much time there as well. | + | Carbonek travels about on the face of the Earth, and has no definite point on the map. {{CIT|[[Blanchefleur]] lives there as its Queen - at least until she joins [[Arthur Pendragon|King Arthur]] and [[Griff|Sir Griff]] on their adventures - and [[Sir Percival|Percival]] spends much time there as well.}} |
==Real World Background== | ==Real World Background== | ||
Revision as of 05:49, 27 March 2008
Castle Carbonek is the castle in which the Holy Grail is kept.
History
In the year 500, King Pelles (the then ruler of Carbonek) and Merlin met with the Irish prince Fergus at Carbonek and persuaded him to lend them the Stone of Destiny, so that they could use it to set up the Sword in the Stone test for the young Arthur Pendragon.
Characteristics
Carbonek travels about on the face of the Earth, and has no definite point on the map. Blanchefleur lives there as its Queen - at least until she joins King Arthur and Sir Griff on their adventures - and Percival spends much time there as well.
Real World Background
Carbonek (also known as Corbenic) appears in the medieval Grail romances as the castle of the Holy Grail, and home of the Fisher King. It was extremely difficult to find in the legends, and only a knight pure enough to achieve the Grail could usually gain entrance.
See also
- Castle Carbonek at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
