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The Fisher King is a figure in Arthurian legend, the last in a long line of British kings tasked with guarding the Holy Grail. The Fisher King is both the protector and physical embodiment of his lands, but a wound renders him impotent and his kingdom barren.
Nov 12, 2012 · The Fisher King is a figure closely associated with the Arthurian cycle and, more directly, with the legends of the search for the Grail.
This wondrous relic is housed in the Grail Castle, where it is guarded by the Grail Keeper, the wounded Fisher King. Maimed ‘through the thighs’ (or scrotum), a wound said to have been caused by the Dolorous Stroke, he feeds only from a magic dish.
The mysterious Fisher King is a character of the Arthurian tradition, and his story may sound familiar: suffering from wounds, the Fisher King depends for his healing on the successful completion of the hero's task.
In Arthurian legend, the Fisher King is a man tasked with guarding and keeping the Holy Grail. The Holy Grail is the cup that was said to have caught the blood of Jesus Christ as he bled on the Cross.
She tells him how the Fisher King was wounded 'between the thighs' with a javelin,12 and how this prevents him from enjoying the pleasures of conventional hunting, so that he is forced to find solace in fishing.
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The Fisher King is an immortal king in Arthurian legend. He is the last in a long line charged with keeping the Holy Grail. However, he was wounded in the groin, and incapable of performing his tasks himself. He was also unable to father a next generation to carry on after his death.
