V. King Amfortas and the castle of the Grail lie under a spell

Abbey, Edwin Austin, 1852-1911 · [ca. 1893–1895]

King Amfortas, the Fisher King, lies under a spell along with the other inmates of the Castle of the Grail. The spell has rendered them "spiritually dead;" although the Grail passes by them, they cannot see it. According to legend, only a blameless knight can free them from the spell. Sir Galahad is such a knight, but fails to ask the Question on which everything depends. -- Adapted from: An outline of this version of the legend by Henry James.