Sir Percival

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Sir Percival is a legendary knight of King Arthur’s Round Table, best known for his role in the quest for the Holy Grail in Arthurian romance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian legendary figure
Knight of the Round Table
affiliation King Arthur NERFINISHED
appearsIn Chrétien de Troyes’ unfinished poem "Perceval, le Conte du Graal" NERFINISHED
Middle Welsh tale "Peredur son of Efrawg" (as Peredur, a related figure) NERFINISHED
The Vulgate Cycle (Lancelot-Grail cycle) NERFINISHED
Thomas Malory’s "Le Morte d’Arthur" NERFINISHED
Wolfram von Eschenbach’s "Parzival" NERFINISHED
associatedWith Camelot NERFINISHED
Fisher King NERFINISHED
Grail Castle NERFINISHED
Holy Grail NERFINISHED
King Arthur NERFINISHED
Sir Bors the Younger NERFINISHED
Sir Galahad NERFINISHED
basedIn Britain (legendary setting) NERFINISHED
characterTrait chaste (in many versions)
courageous
naive
pure-hearted
culture medieval European literature
gender male
inspiredBy possibly earlier Welsh hero Peredur (scholarly hypothesis)
literaryPeriod High Middle Ages NERFINISHED
medium medieval romance literature
memberOf Round Table NERFINISHED
mentor Gornemant (in some versions, knightly tutor) NERFINISHED
nameVariant Parzival NERFINISHED
Perceval NERFINISHED
Peredur NERFINISHED
notableFor Arthurian romance NERFINISHED
quest for the Holy Grail
occupation knight
quest Holy Grail NERFINISHED
healing of the Fisher King (in some versions) NERFINISHED
raisedIn seclusion in the wilderness (in many versions)
relative Aglovale (in some versions, brother) NERFINISHED
Dindrane (in some versions, sister) NERFINISHED
King Pellinore (in some versions, father) NERFINISHED
Lamorak (in some versions, brother) NERFINISHED
religion Christianity (legendary context) NERFINISHED
roleInGrailQuest companion of Galahad and Bors in some versions
one of the principal Grail knights
sometimes achiever of the Grail (depending on version)
theme innocence and experience
redemption through faith
spiritual enlightenment
tradition Arthurian legend

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Sir Bors coAchieverOfHolyGrailWith Sir Percival
Matter of Britain hasKeyCharacter Sir Percival