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siege perilous

/siːdʒ ˈpɛrɪləs/

Traducción: Lugar legendario en la Mesa Redonda de las leyendas artúricas, destinado al caballero que ha de hallar el Santo Grial. Se consideraba peligroso porque cualquier persona indigna que se sentara en él sería engullida por la tierra o destruida de otro modo.

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  • esLugar legendario en la Mesa Redonda de las leyendas artúricas, destinado al caballero que ha de hallar el Santo Grial. Se consideraba peligroso porque cualquier persona indigna que se sentara en él sería engullida por la tierra o destruida de otro modo.

A legendary seat at the Round Table in Arthurian legend, reserved for the knight destined to achieve the Holy Grail. It was considered perilous because any unworthy person who sat in it would be swallowed by the earth or otherwise destroyed.

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    In Arthurian legend, a specific seat at the Round Table that was reserved for the knight destined to find the Holy Grail. It was said to be fatal for anyone unworthy who sat in it.

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    • Only Sir Galahad was pure enough to sit in the Siege Perilous.
    • The Siege Perilous remained empty for many years, awaiting its true occupant.
    • In the story, the Siege Perilous was a test of a knight's worthiness.