Perceval, or, The Story of the Grail by Chrétien de Troyes

Nominally, Perceval marks the first time the story of a person seeking to find the Holy Grail was ever put to paper. And Perceval, the Story of the Grailwas supposed to be his fifth verse. It is more than reasonable to say that Chretien de Troyes is one of the best-known Medieval authors (he is thought to have created the character of Lancelot). Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. Even though the phrase 'saint graal' does not occur in the French text on Wikisource, the above passage clearly describes it as 'holy'.These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. The last line can be translated as 'that so holy thing that is the grail'.

Potvin (Mons, 1866 renders the same passage as follows (emphasis mine): In the French text on Wikisource, I found the corresponding passage (emphasis mine): So, I wonder if the original text by Chrétien de Troyes calls the grail 'holy' (that is, 'saint' or an equivalent word in Old French) or not.

I've tried to access the Old French original, but this part of the text has not yet been included in the Wikisource project. Only host is brought to him in the Holy Grail. But don't think that pike, lamprey or salmon is served to him. This is an extract from the book Chrétien de Troyes, I romanzi cortesi, edited by Mondadori (page 611 in the Kindle ebook with ISBN 9788852038693), that can more or less be translated this way:Īnd know that the Fisher King is the son of that king who feeds on the Holy Grail. Ma non credere che gli si serva luccio lampreda o salmone. However, I've been reading this romance in an Italian translation by Gabriella Agrati and Maria Letizia Magini and, at a certain point, when the hermit explains to Parceval that is the Fisher King’s father who uses the grail, he calls it with the Italian word 'santo', which means 'holy':Į sappi che il Re Pescatore è il figlio di quel re che si nutre del Santo Graal. Perceval is the earliest recorded account of what was to become the Quest for the Holy Grail but describes only a golden grail (a serving dish) in the central scene, does not call it 'holy' and treats a lance, appearing at the same time, as equally significant. According to Wikipedia article devoted to the tale Perceval, the Story of the Grail by Chrétien de Troyes,

Perceval, or, The Story of the Grail by Chrétien de Troyes