Blanchefleur

Blanchefleur ("white flower", also Blancheflor, Blancheflour, Blanziflor) is the name of a number of characters in literature of the High Middle Ages. Except for in Perceval, the Story of the Grail, Blanchefleur is typically a character who reflects her name—an image of purity and idealized beauty. Because Middle Ages in Europe were inspired by the New Testament as a cultural and philosophical influence, the Blanchefleur corresponds as imagery to the flower Lilium, as was described in Matthew 6:28 and Luke 12:27 within New Testament. This can be seen in various heraldic depictions as well in churches of the time.

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