Bulfinch’s Mythology · Character

Sir Perceval

A knight of the Round Table whose purity of heart sets him apart on the Grail quest, though his path is anything but simple.

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Also known as Percy, Perceval, Sir Perceval de Galis

First appearance: bulfinch s mythology

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The protagonist, raised in ignorance of chivalry, who sets out to become a knight and proves his worth by defeating an insulting knight.

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Perceval rides among Arthur's fellowship as one of the few whose innocence and unworldliness mark him for the Sangreal's mysteries. His strength lies not in cunning but in a kind of holy simplicity that the world of…

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Arthurian and Romance Knights
Miscellaneous Mythological and Romance Figures
Protagonist
Greek and Trojan Heroes

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Perceval
The protagonist, raised in ignorance of chivalry, who sets out to become a knight and proves his worth by defeating an insulting knight.
XIX: The Sangreal, or Holy Graal
One of the two knights Sir Galahad does not surpass in the tournament.
Sir Galahad
One of the two knights, along with Sir Launcelot, who surpasses Sir Galahad in the tournament.
XX: The Sangreal (Continued)
Attacked by twenty knights, rescued by Sir Galahad, then tempted by a fiend on a black horse and later by a beautiful lady, but resists through the sign of the cross.
Sir Perceval
The protagonist of the chapter; he is rescued by Sir Galahad, tempted by a fiendish horse, and later nearly seduced by a demonic lady before being saved by the sign of the cross.
XXI: The Sangreal (Continued)
Rescued by Galahad from twenty knights, joins the ship to Sarras, and helps carry the silver table.
Sir Bohort
Appears at the end of the chapter; Sir Bohort meets him aboard a ship, and they await Sir Galahad.
Sir Galahad
Rescued by Galahad at the start; later joins Galahad and Bohort on the ship, helps carry the table of silver, and witnesses Galahad's death.
Sir Agrivain's Treason
Retires to a hermitage after Sir Galahad's death, lives a holy life for a year and two months, then dies and is buried by Sir Bohort.
VI: Geraint, the Son of Erbin (Continued)
Listed among the knights who accompany Geraint to Cornwall.

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