Perceval, or the Story of the Grail - Part 2 (French Arthurian Literature)

We continue our story of Perceval and the grail, the medieval romance written by Chretien de Troyes. We learn some more lore about the grail and the bleeding lance, as well as spend some time with Gawain before we hear of Perceval one last time. Will Perceval redeem himself from the failure at the Fisher King’s castle? We’ll see…I’m using the William Kibler translation published by Penguin.Here’s a link to the article I mentioned that I wrote some time ago going into detail about the meaning of the grail and lance procession and why I believe that Perceval did, in fact, finish his quest: https://momcilon.substack.com/p/chret...Here’s the analysis of Erec Rhomer’s movie “Perceval le Gallois” which is very faithful to Chretien’s poem: https://momcilon.substack.com/p/erec-... This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chroniclesofchirstendom.substack.com