Sarras
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| Sarras | |
|---|---|
Arthurian legend | |
| In-universe information | |
| Type | Mystical island |
| Character(s) | Josephus of Arimathea |
Sarras is a mystical island to which the
Percival, and Bors return the object to Sarras aboard Solomon's ship, but they find the residents fallen back to paganism. The Grail knights restore the people's faith and preside over them benevolently for a year, but Galahad dies in ecstasy when the Grail is taken to Heaven by God, and Percival follows him shortly after. Bors returns to Arthur
's kingdom to tell the tale.
The Lancelot-Grail Cycle places Sarras on the road from Jerusalem to the Euphrates and Babylon, and it is considered the origin of the name "
Arab tribes of the Sinai Desert
.
References
- Norris J. Lacy (editor), Lancelot-Grail: The Old French Arthurian Vulgate and Post-Vulgate Cycles in Translation, 5 volumes.