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There are many versions of Percivale's birth. In most accounts he is of royal birth; his father is either Sir Gawain or King Pellinore. His mother, mostly unnamed, is sometimes recorded as Lady Ragnell .
Percivale is often portrayed as an innocent; he grew up uninitiated in the ways of men in the Welsh forests until he was 15. Legend has it that Percivale was originally a thief who Lancelot took under his wing. After showing the virtues of a knight, he was knighted and invited to join the Knights of the Round Table.
Percivale went to become one of the "greats" in Arthurian legend when he was one of only two (or three depending on the source) knights to find the Holy Grail (the other being Sir Galahad). He is also credited with killing the Red Knight.
In Welsh, his name is Peredur. His sister is Dindrane.
In original versions of the story Percivale is the only knight who achieved the Grail quest; subsequently his stature is matched (or usurped) by Sir Galahad. Percivale eventually went on to marry Lady Blanchefleur and become the King of Cartomek after healing the Fisher King; the story recurs as a potent metaphor in some modern retellings, particularly in T.S. Eliot's epic poem The Waste Land and the film The Fisher King.
Chrétien de Troyes wrote the first literary retelling of the Percivale story, as Le Roman de Perceval ou le Conte du Graal . Wolfram von EschenbachWolfram von Eschenbach (died around 1220) was a German knight and poet, regarded as one of the greatest epic poets of his time. As a Minnesinger, he also wrote lyric poetry. Little is known of Wolfram's life. From his name it can be determined he was born's Parzival and Sir Thomas MalorySir Thomas Malory (c. 1405 1471) was the author or compiler of Le Morte d'Arthur''. The antiquary John Leland believed him to be Welsh, but most modern scholarship and this article assumes that he was Sir Thomas Malory of Newbold Revel in Warwickshire.'s Le Morte d'ArthurLe Morte d'Arthur The Death of Arthur —the title is actually spelled as Le Morte Darthur in the first printing and also in many many modern editions—is Sir Thomas Malory's compilation of some French and English Arthurian romances. It was first published i are two other famous accounts of his adventures.He eventually became the subject of Richard WagnerWilhelm Richard Wagner ( May 22, 1813 February 13, 1883) was an influential German composer, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas. His music is still widely performed, the best known pieces being the "Ride of the Valkyries" from Di's opera ParsifalParsifal is an opera in three acts by Richard Wagner. First production, Bayreuth, 1882. This opera is founded on Wolfram von Eschenbach's medieval epic Parzifal''. Plot :Place, country and castle of Montsalvat and Klingsor's magic palace. Herzeleide, of t.
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