Robert de Boron
Robert de Boron was a 12th century French poet. He authored two surviving poems, Merlin, which chronicles King Arthur and the famous legend of the sword and the stone, and Joseph D’Arimathe which follows Joseph of Arimathea who uses the chalice from the last supper to catch the last drops of blood from Christ as he hangs on the cross. This is the first time the story of The Holy Grail is given a distinct Christian history and inspires the later vulgate cycle retelling Estoire de Saint Graal, or history of the grail.
There is not much known about the life of Robert de Boron, however, what we do know know about comes from brief mentions he makes through out his poems. His name comes from Boron, a small town in France near Montbeliard. He has referred to himself as both a clerk and a knight in his works and also mentions working in the service of Gautier of Mont Belyal, who historians believe to be Gautier of Monbeliard the Lord of Montfaucon.
“I believe, whoever sees the Grail will find it agreeable. It charms all those of this land, they find it pleasant and agreeable; those who are able to remain with it and can bear its presence, when they see it they feel delight, they are as happy as a fish when a man holds it in his hand, and it can escape from his hand and return to swimming unconfined in the water.”
― Robert de Boron, Joseph of Arimathea
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