Arthur & Robin

Matter of Britain Figure

Joseph of Arimathea

Summary
The Gospel figure who buries Christ, redeployed by Robert de Boron as the Grail's first keeper and the founder of a British Christian lineage. The Glastonbury connection is a later monastic elaboration.
Kind
legendary

Worldviews

The Grail Made Christian

Provenance

Source method
Web research plus local Skeat and Lovelich editions
Review status
DRAFT
Confidence
HIGH