Abstract
The article takes the open ending of ›Parzival‹ as its point of departure. It analyses information about the expansion of the grail community: The grail is at the heart of a hidden take-over of world domination. This idea originates in the military orders. In ›Parzival‹, it is associated with an eschatological perspective. However, Wolfram obscures the beginning of the eschaton, just as he obscures the topographical location of Munsalvaesche. The idea of world domination goes back to the Third Crusade and the role of Frederick Barbarossa. It can be assumed that Wolfram had direct contact with men who had taken part in the campaign. His conception of the grail can be traced to the Black Stone of the Kaaba, to which it constitutes a Christian counterpart.
Anmerkung
Für viele Hinweise danke ich Anja Becker, Sebastian Holtzhauer, Coralie Rippl, Diana Schweer und Thomas Vogtherr.
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