Amfortas
/ (æmˈfɔːtəs) /
noun
(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. HaweisThe talk is of Amfortas, the king, and of his incurable wound.
Parsifal | H. R. HaweisIt can not wound the guileless and pure one as it wounded the sinful Amfortas.
Parsifal | H. R. HaweisIs the Grail, too, then turned into a mocking spirit to the unhappy Amfortas?
Parsifal | H. R. HaweisHe returns to bear salvation and pardon both to Kundry and the wretched king, Amfortas.
Parsifal | H. R. Haweis
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