The Dark Tower is generally full of references. Mainly not to the Bible, but to the Arthurian cycle about the Knights of the Round Table, from which the roots of all modern fantasy grow. Arthuriana is a mixture of elements of Celtic pre-Christian myths with motifs of Christian mysticism. There was a knight named Galahad (French spelling Gilead ➡ Gilead by King), who dedicated his life to the search for the Holy Grail. The search for the Holy Chalice begins with a vision of the Holy Grail, which is witnessed by the paladins of the Round Table. After this, many knights, including Galahad, vowed to go in search of him. In medieval novels about another knight of King Arthur - Percival, the main character searches for and finds the magical castle of Montsalvat, in which the Grail is kept. In Irish literature there was a special genre of echtra - about the heroes visiting other worlds; it is assumed that the visit of Percival (later by Gauvain, Galahad and other heroes of chivalric novels) to this castle dates back to Celtic legends of the echtra type. If we turn to Celtic myths, then the magic cup is present in them too. It is kept in a certain castle, where only perfect people with pure thoughts can enter. (Sorry for bad Google translation)
This is great thank you! Definitely a good example of why I stuck to only Roland references, I’m not up for making a 12 hour video with everything there is. Seems like every time I read them I notice something new.
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Nicely done. The historical references really highlighted how large the Dark Tower world is. Very good editing as well.
Thank you so much!
The Dark Tower is generally full of references. Mainly not to the Bible, but to the Arthurian cycle about the Knights of the Round Table, from which the roots of all modern fantasy grow. Arthuriana is a mixture of elements of Celtic pre-Christian myths with motifs of Christian mysticism. There was a knight named Galahad (French spelling Gilead ➡ Gilead by King), who dedicated his life to the search for the Holy Grail.
The search for the Holy Chalice begins with a vision of the Holy Grail, which is witnessed by the paladins of the Round Table. After this, many knights, including Galahad, vowed to go in search of him.
In medieval novels about another knight of King Arthur - Percival, the main character searches for and finds the magical castle of Montsalvat, in which the Grail is kept.
In Irish literature there was a special genre of echtra - about the heroes visiting other worlds; it is assumed that the visit of Percival (later by Gauvain, Galahad and other heroes of chivalric novels) to this castle dates back to Celtic legends of the echtra type.
If we turn to Celtic myths, then the magic cup is present in them too. It is kept in a certain castle, where only perfect people with pure thoughts can enter.
(Sorry for bad Google translation)
This is great thank you! Definitely a good example of why I stuck to only Roland references, I’m not up for making a 12 hour video with everything there is. Seems like every time I read them I notice something new.