Perceval, the Story of the Grail is an unfinished Arthurian verse romance written by Chrétien de Troyes in Old French during the late 12th century. Starting as the eponymous tale of the young Perceval
Perceval arrives at the hermitage in a 15th-century illustration of Perceval
The story's scene of Gawain on the Perilous Bed (Gauvain au lit périlleux) engraved in a 14th-century ivory
The opening lines of the 14-century Welsh-language Peredur from the Red Book of Hergest (Jesus College, Oxford MS 111)
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Chrétien de Troyes was a French poet and trouvère known for his writing on Arthurian subjects such as Gawain, Lancelot, Perceval, and the Holy Grail. Chrétien's chivalric romances, including Erec and
Perceval, the Story of the Grail
…Perceval, the Story of the Grail (French: Perceval ou le Conte du Graal) is an unfinished Arthurian verse romance written by Chrétien de Troyes in Old French during the late 12th century. Starting as the eponymous tale of the young Perceval, the story breaks off and follows an adventure of…
Engraving considered to be a representation of Chrétien de Troyes in his work studio (1530)