Amfortas

/ æmˈfɔːtəs /

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

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The talk is of Amfortas, the king, and of his incurable wound.

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It can not wound the guileless and pure one as it wounded the sinful Amfortas.

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Is the Grail, too, then turned into a mocking spirit to the unhappy Amfortas?

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He returns to bear salvation and pardon both to Kundry and the wretched king, Amfortas.

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