Amfortas

/ (æmˈfɔːtəs) /


noun
  1. (in medieval legend) the leader of the knights of the Holy Grail

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How to use Amfortas in a sentence

  • Amfortas waves it to and fro—the knights gaze in ecstatic adoration.

    Parsifal | H. R. Haweis
  • The talk is of Amfortas, the king, and of his incurable wound.

    Parsifal | H. R. Haweis
  • It can not wound the guileless and pure one as it wounded the sinful Amfortas.

    Parsifal | H. R. Haweis
  • Is the Grail, too, then turned into a mocking spirit to the unhappy Amfortas?

    Parsifal | H. R. Haweis
  • He returns to bear salvation and pardon both to Kundry and the wretched king, Amfortas.

    Parsifal | H. R. Haweis