King Pelles is the Maimed King, one of a line of Grail keepers established by Joseph of Arimathea, and the father of Eliazer and Elaine (the mother of Galahad). He resides in the castle of Corbinec in Listenois.

"The Fisher King and Maimed King" explores the dual identity and evolving interpretations of the Fisher King in Arthurian legends, tracing his origins from Chrétien de Troyes’ Grail story to various adaptations across literary texts.

In the Grail romances, a king with a mysterious wound that would not heal. Though not called the “Maimed King” until later, a character of this nature appears in Chrétien’s Perceval. Named as the father of the Fisher King, he lies infirm in a chamber in the Grail Castle and is sustained by a single mass wafer served to him from the Grail ...

Mar 20, 2025 · Chrêtien's Maimed King, or Fisher King, has been wounded in the legs or in his thighs by a spear or javelin. According to the Mabinogion , Brân was wounded in his foot (or in one text, possibly, in his thigh) by a lance.

The Grail Keeper was sometimes called the Fisher King or Maimed King. According to the Vulgate Cycle and the Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, this Fisher King was King Pelles of Listinoise. The Grail Castle was often called Corbenic Castle. Corbenic means "Holy Vessel".

Listeneise or Listenoise is the name of the land of the Holy Grail in some Arthurian works, and the location of the Grail Castle. In the Prose Tristan, it is the kingdom of King Pellinore; [1] in Thomas Malory 's Le Morte d'Arthur, it is the kingdom of Pellam, the Maimed King. [2]

In The Tale of King Arthur, King Pellam is identified as a Maimed King. Pellam is the brother to Garlon, a traitorous knight who becomes invisible after putting on his armor and then slays other unsuspecting knights.

Pellinore takes on various roles across different stories. He first appeared in the Vulgate Merlin (c.1225) and the Livre d'Artus (early 13th c.), he is called the Maimed King. This character was wounded by a holy lance after doubting the powers of the Holy Grail.

The king known as the Maimed King is the ruler of Vannetais, a kingdom in Armorica. Hundreds of years ago, the Maimed King was born into a long line of Warlocks and Witches. His family were tasked with being the Keepers of the Grail.

The Maimed Knight was understandably annoyed when Bors and Agravaine, meeting him, entered into an argument about whether Lancelot or Gawaine was the best knight. Naturally, it was Lancelot who finally relieved him of the sword.