Percival
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Perceval (, also written Percival, Parzival, Parsifal), alternatively called Peredur (), is a figure in the legend of King Arthur, often appearing as one of the Knights of the Round Table. First mentioned by the French author Chrétien de Troyes in the late 12th century tale Perceval, the Story of the Grail, he is best known for being the original hero in the quest for the Grail before being replaced in later literature by Galahad, first introduced in the early 13th century.
Key facts
- Character.name
- Perceval (Peredur)
- Character.series
- Matter of Britain
- Character.image
- File:Rogelio_de_Egusquiza_-_Parsifal.jpg
- Character.caption
- Parsifal by Rogelio de Egusquiza (1910)
- Character.title
- Sir
- Character.occupation
- Knight of the Round Table
- Character.family
- Various depending on version, including Pellinore, Lamorak, Aglovale, Tor, his sister, Feirefiz
- Character.children
- Lohengrin in Parzival
- Character.religion
- Christian
- Character.nationality
- Welsh
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- Rogelio de Egusquiza - Parsifal.jpg
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- Parsifal
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- Etymology and origin
- Arthurian legend
- Peredur
- Perceval
- In modern culture
- Explanatory notes
- References
- Sources
- External links
Perceval (, also written Percival, Parzival, Parsifal), alternatively called Peredur (), is a figure in the legend of King Arthur, often appearing as one of the Knights of the Round Table. First mentioned by the French author Chrétien de Troyes in the late 12th century tale Perceval, the Story of the Grail, he is best known for being the original hero in the quest for the Grail before being replaced in later literature by Galahad, first introduced in the early 13th century.
==Etymology and origin== thumb|upright|left|Perceval in Newell Convers Wyeth's illustration for [[Sidney Lanier's ''The Boy's King Arthur'' (1922)]]