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THE SIEGE PERILOUS

The Siege Perilous is the seat (from the French siège) at the Round Table in which none but the chosen Grail knight may sit without disastrous consequences. Malory tells us that it was made by Merlin (II, 907 in Vinaver's ed.). When Galahad arrives at Camelot, his name appears on the seat destined for him.

TEXTS:

Robinson, Edwin Arlington (1869-1935), "The Siege Perilous" (1916)

IMAGES:

Kappes, Alfred (1850-1894), "Sir Galahad Brought to the Siege Perilous" (1880)