The Complete Story Of The Grail by Chrétien de Troyes
A naive youth raised apart from civilization leaves his mother's protective life after glimpsing knights and seeks glory at King Arthur’s court, where he becomes a knight and stumbles upon a mysterious castle hosting a dazzling procession that includes a sacred grail and a bleeding lance; failing to ask the crucial question about the wounded host and the grail, he unknowingly prolongs the suffering of the Fisher King and sets himself on a quest for understanding and repentance. The narrative follows his moral and spiritual development as he confronts tests of chivalry, encounters mentors and relatives, and gradually learns that true knighthood requires humility, compassion, and insight rather than mere prowess. The tale explores themes of faith, responsibility, and the tension between worldly honor and spiritual duty, and it famously breaks off unfinished, leaving the hero’s full redemption unresolved.
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- Old french
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- Alternate Titles
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- Le Conte du Graal
- Perceval
- Perceval, le Conte du Graal
- Perceval, the Story of the Grail
- Perceval; or, The Story of the Grail
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