Perceval, le Conte du Graal
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Perceval, le Conte du Graal is an unfinished 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that introduces the Grail quest through the story of the naive knight Perceval.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Perceval, le Conte du Graal canonical | 2 |
| "Perceval, le Conte du Graal" | 1 |
| Chrétien de Troyes’ Perceval (for Parzival) | 1 |
| Perceval, the Story of the Grail | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8897668 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Perceval, le Conte du Graal Context triple: [Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances, includesWork, Perceval, le Conte du Graal]
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A.
Estoire del Saint Graal
Estoire del Saint Graal is an Old French prose romance that serves as a prequel to the Arthurian legends, recounting the origins and early history of the Holy Grail and its coming to Britain.
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B.
Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette
Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette is a 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that recounts Sir Lancelot’s adventures and his illicit love for Queen Guinevere, helping to establish him as a central figure in the Arthurian legend.
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C.
Estoire de Merlin
Estoire de Merlin is a medieval French prose romance focusing on the wizard Merlin and the early life and reign of King Arthur, forming a key part of the Vulgate Cycle of Arthurian literature.
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D.
Erec et Enide
Erec et Enide is a 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that tells the story of the knight Erec and his wife Enide, exploring themes of love, honor, and chivalric adventure.
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E.
Redcrosse Knight
Redcrosse Knight is the central chivalric hero of Book I of Edmund Spenser’s epic poem *The Faerie Queene*, symbolizing the virtue of Holiness in his allegorical quest against evil.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Perceval, le Conte du Graal Target entity description: Perceval, le Conte du Graal is an unfinished 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that introduces the Grail quest through the story of the naive knight Perceval.
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A.
Estoire del Saint Graal
Estoire del Saint Graal is an Old French prose romance that serves as a prequel to the Arthurian legends, recounting the origins and early history of the Holy Grail and its coming to Britain.
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B.
Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette
Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette is a 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that recounts Sir Lancelot’s adventures and his illicit love for Queen Guinevere, helping to establish him as a central figure in the Arthurian legend.
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C.
Estoire de Merlin
Estoire de Merlin is a medieval French prose romance focusing on the wizard Merlin and the early life and reign of King Arthur, forming a key part of the Vulgate Cycle of Arthurian literature.
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D.
Erec et Enide
Erec et Enide is a 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that tells the story of the knight Erec and his wife Enide, exploring themes of love, honor, and chivalric adventure.
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E.
Redcrosse Knight
Redcrosse Knight is the central chivalric hero of Book I of Edmund Spenser’s epic poem *The Faerie Queene*, symbolizing the virtue of Holiness in his allegorical quest against evil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arthurian romance
ⓘ
Old French literary work ⓘ medieval poem ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Conte du Graal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Perceval ou le Conte du Graal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCycle | Matter of Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Chrétien de Troyes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | foundational Grail text ⓘ |
| containsEpisode |
Perceval’s encounter with the Fisher King
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Perceval’s visit to King Arthur’s court ⓘ |
| continuedBy | various anonymous continuators ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 12th century ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Gawain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresMotif | Grail quest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresObject | Holy Grail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstIntroduces | Grail into Arthurian literature GENERATED ⓘ |
| genre |
Arthurian literature
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
chivalric romance ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistRole | Perceval as Grail seeker ⓘ |
| incompleteAt | Chrétien de Troyes’s death ⓘ |
| influenced |
Robert de Boron’s Grail romances
NERFINISHED
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Vulgate Cycle Grail narratives NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfram von Eschenbach’s Parzival NERFINISHED ⓘ later Grail literature ⓘ |
| language | Old French ⓘ |
| literaryForm | verse narrative ⓘ |
| literaryInnovation | combines chivalric and spiritual themes ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | courtly literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | courtly romance tradition ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Perceval NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | survives in multiple medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Perceval’s education as a knight
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Perceval’s spiritual development ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Old French ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Perceval fails to ask about the Grail
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Perceval visits the Grail Castle ⓘ |
| setting | Arthurian Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingElement | Grail Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | unfinished ⓘ |
| structure | octosyllabic rhymed couplets ⓘ |
| theme |
courtly behavior
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naivety and learning ⓘ quest for spiritual knowledge ⓘ sin and repentance ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Perceval, the Story of the Grail
this entity surface form:
"Perceval, le Conte du Graal"
this entity surface form:
Chrétien de Troyes’ Perceval (for Parzival)