The Fisher King

The story of the wounded king who spends his days fishing/meditating while his kingdom withers away into a wasteland is explored in great detail in Joseph Campbell's "Creative Mythology," volume 4 of "The Masks of God." It is also given some coverage in Marion Zimmer Bradley's "The Mists of Avalon." See the next image: 'The Fisher King' in Pencil for a more complete description.