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Encyclopedia > Dindrane

In Arthurian Legend, Dindrane was the sister of Perceval. She supposedly tagged along on the Quest for the Holy Grail. She was said to be so giving that she voluntarily gave her blood to those who needed it and died in so doing. She is also know in Italian as Agrestizia.


See also: List of Arthurian Characters


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Taliessin Terms (2347 words)
Almesbury: Convent where Dindrane lives, where the newborn Galahad is taken for safety, and where Guenevere enters as a nun after her affair with Lancelot is made known.
He is taken to Dindrane at Almesbury by Merlin (in wolf form) to be cared for by her when he is threatened by his father Lancelot (in wolf form).
Though it fails a remnant is saved (Galahad, Perceval and Bors, sailing to Sarras with the body of Dindrane).
Dindrane (266 words)
Though she is frequently not given a name, Percival's sister is a major character in many of the Holy Grail stories and is sometimes claimed as the "Grail heroine".
Dindrane first meets her brother after his return to his mother's castle, where Dindrane explains to him about his mother's death after his departure.
Dindrane decides to give her own blood to the lady in order to heal the lady's leprosy, and dies in doing so.
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