In the west, from the mid-Middle Ages, legends such as the Holy Shroud of Milan and the Holy Grail (which became the basis of the Holy Grail Legend and romances) were born.
また西方では、中世中期からミラノのキリストの聖骸布、聖杯（聖杯伝説や騎士道物語を生み出す元になった）などの伝承が生まれた。