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In its fullest form, it concerns the . The maiming of the king by Sir Balin is foretold by Merlin , who calls it the "Second" Dolorous Stroke (i.e., the first being the spear-thrust suffered by Jesus Christ during his Crucifixion ). The stroke is usually described as being in the king's thighs: this has been taken as a euphemism for the genitals, which are explicitly stated to be the location of Anfortas ' wound in Wolfram Von Eschenbach 's '' Parzival ''. SEE ALSO |
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