Yeah, his is certainly a story of growth and change. He is a good person at heart, but uneducated and inexperienced when he starts. But through learning, and openness to faith and wisdom, he becomes one of Arthur's greatest knights.
Sir Percival: A Roman-British knight who's the son of King Pellinore, one of King Arthur's earliest supporters. Is more of a devout Christian and possesses an incredible determination--once he decides to do something, he'll see it through as if the idea of failure never occurs to him. Can come off as proud, but possesses a boundless faith that makes him one of the two people who were deemed worthy of the Holy Grail.
Honestly never knew what kind of a character Sir Percival truly was until I saw the 1981 film, "Excalibur", and then he became one of my favorite Round Table Knights. Because there are so many iterations and/or retellings of Arthurian Legend, I've honestly taken many bits and pieces from a lot of them that I liked most to create my own personal canon for Arthurian Legend. When it came to the story of the search for the Holy Grail, this was a point where my personal canon got kind of interesting. In half the versions of Arthurian Legend i had been exposed to, it was Sir Galahad that retrieved the Grail, but then I learned that it was PERCIVAL who originally retrieved the Grail, and then I started finding him completing the task in a lot more versions than Galahad. However, I found myself thoroughly enjoying both characters, so I decided to actually combine their efforts. In my personal canon for Arthurian Legend, it takes BOTH Galahad and Percival to retrieve the Grail, and here's why: One version of the Grail Quest I read that featured Galahad retrieving the Grail seemed to imply (to me at least) that doing so actually killed him, because he vanishes in a blinding flash of light the moment he touches the Grail. That moment really stuck with me, because it seemed to imply that the Holy Grail is too pure for a single person to handle. So in my version, neither Galahad NOR Percival can retrieve the Grail alone, let alone HANDLE it. They HAVE to work in unison to retrieve it or its purity will completely overwhelm them to the point where it will actually kill them.
I don't mind that interpretation, at least it doesn't try to supplant Percival entirely. AS far as Galahad dying, it is most traditional that he did not die because of the grail, he actually fulfilled his single purpose in life by achieving the grail quest, and then ascended body and soul into heaven. I go into significant detail about it in my Sir Galahad video.
Percival is one of my favorites. I like that in Sonic and the Black Knight Blaze the Cat plays as him. Percival as Arthur’s only female knight is actually interesting and unique yet it never happened. Still cool though. Just my opinion.
I was thinking that I would be the only one making such connections, or only one who purely enjoys those interpretations of those characters. I liked Silver The Hedgehog, therefore finding out he was Sir Galahad - the knight I recently started to like - was him made Me enormously happy! I believe it has made you as well. Really wish I could find that game and play it for myself... Also; thank you for making my day, my friend!
Arthurian Legend is by its nature, an English/Welsh tradition, so continental variations, always change things to take away from the original story, and its almost always for the worst.
I think that if I ever get around to writing a novel(s) about reimagining the Grail quest, it would be a merger of the Percival and Galahad traditions plus with "added content". For example the first half would be like the Percival tradition but he then gets a sign, like seeing castle Carbonek close but out of reach, that his destiny is to not only find the grail, he would become its guardian; But to achieve this he must first find and bring the one who will "wield the grail", Galahad, to Carbonek. Thus he heads back to Camelot and Blanchefleur, stays there until the faithful day Galahad arrives. Then the rest of the story is the reimagining of the Galahad tradition, ending with a mixture of the two as Percival ends up staying in Carbonek as the Grail's Guardian with his wife joining him there. Thus he gets a bittersweet ending: He will never see his friends Bors and Galahad or Camelot ever again (the latter is especially painful as he has a vision of its Fall) but at least he has found a great calling and he has the love of his life by his side. So while for such a story while the main point of view characters as all three of the Grail Knights, Percival is the main protagonist of them. Otherwise for my own fantasy epic, Percival and Galahad are the biggest inspirations from the Arthurian legends for my protagonist, along with King Arthur himself; the idea of them being heroic knights who also become "spiritual mystics". Differences include A). the "miracles" that my protagonist performs is more from his own growing divine powers rather then coming from an outside god and B). While my protagonist dose have a patron god, the relationship is less "servant and master" in the traditional Abrahamic religion sense and more of a "student and mentor" as this creator god is helping him on his own path to godhood. Another big difference between my protagonist and Percival is their defining flaws that came from their upbrining. While Percival's main flaw that he must over come is him being a "sheltered, foolish, country bumpkin" , my protag's flaw is more being extremely distrustful of others and having a fierce temper that can lead him into going into berserker rages.
My middle name is Percy, my great grandpa was Percy, and his dad was Percival. His fathers name was Jabez. A biblical name. Im not Jewish either. What do you make of it.
Innocent maybe not the right word, he rape the Lady in the Tent in the beginning of the story, also kill the Red Knight with a sucker punch by javelin. He is is more like an enthusiastic simpleton.
@@GuTzBorges it was a brute force action, also he stole the girls' ring. Moreover the aftermath caused a lot of pain for the lady. So yeah, in the beginning Perceval made foolish and very unpleasant things which he then fix in the future.
I love how Percival goes from a country rube, to a sophisticated and pious knight in such a short course of time.
Yeah, his is certainly a story of growth and change. He is a good person at heart, but uneducated and inexperienced when he starts. But through learning, and openness to faith and wisdom, he becomes one of Arthur's greatest knights.
I mean he's the son of the Black Knight who beat Arthur so
@@ParryThis Also this sophistication is the main reason of his failure in the Grail Castle. So it's more complicated than a coming of age story.
Percival was my favorite among Arthur's knights in the movie Excalibur
Sir Percival: A Roman-British knight who's the son of King Pellinore, one of King Arthur's earliest supporters. Is more of a devout Christian and possesses an incredible determination--once he decides to do something, he'll see it through as if the idea of failure never occurs to him. Can come off as proud, but possesses a boundless faith that makes him one of the two people who were deemed worthy of the Holy Grail.
A very beautiful comment- thankyou. ❤.
The one and true winner of the Grail :)
That is an accurate statement regarding the knight, Sir Percival.
Honestly never knew what kind of a character Sir Percival truly was until I saw the 1981 film, "Excalibur", and then he became one of my favorite Round Table Knights. Because there are so many iterations and/or retellings of Arthurian Legend, I've honestly taken many bits and pieces from a lot of them that I liked most to create my own personal canon for Arthurian Legend. When it came to the story of the search for the Holy Grail, this was a point where my personal canon got kind of interesting. In half the versions of Arthurian Legend i had been exposed to, it was Sir Galahad that retrieved the Grail, but then I learned that it was PERCIVAL who originally retrieved the Grail, and then I started finding him completing the task in a lot more versions than Galahad. However, I found myself thoroughly enjoying both characters, so I decided to actually combine their efforts. In my personal canon for Arthurian Legend, it takes BOTH Galahad and Percival to retrieve the Grail, and here's why: One version of the Grail Quest I read that featured Galahad retrieving the Grail seemed to imply (to me at least) that doing so actually killed him, because he vanishes in a blinding flash of light the moment he touches the Grail. That moment really stuck with me, because it seemed to imply that the Holy Grail is too pure for a single person to handle. So in my version, neither Galahad NOR Percival can retrieve the Grail alone, let alone HANDLE it. They HAVE to work in unison to retrieve it or its purity will completely overwhelm them to the point where it will actually kill them.
I don't mind that interpretation, at least it doesn't try to supplant Percival entirely. AS far as Galahad dying, it is most traditional that he did not die because of the grail, he actually fulfilled his single purpose in life by achieving the grail quest, and then ascended body and soul into heaven. I go into significant detail about it in my Sir Galahad video.
I love how he just keeps beating people and sending them to taunt Sir Kay. What a baller.
Yeah, that was certainly a part of the story that i quite enjoyed, which is why i chose to highlight it again and again.
Wow this one was crazy! I think my favorite parts were when he was trying to avenge the lady Sir Kay slapped. Lol
Thank You! I quite agree regarding the recurring motif, of his promise to avenge the maiden whom Sir Kay had dishonored.
Well, this is definitely a very good summation of English and Welsh traditions. Every country in Europe has the same traditions.
Sir Percival the GRAIL KNIGHT 🗡️🛡️
Fantastic video! This series is almost certainly my favorite one that you do. I love history, but these are just so interesting and entertaining.
Glad you like them!
Percival is one of my favorites. I like that in Sonic and the Black Knight Blaze the Cat plays as him. Percival as Arthur’s only female knight is actually interesting and unique yet it never happened. Still cool though. Just my opinion.
I was thinking that I would be the only one making such connections, or only one who purely enjoys those interpretations of those characters.
I liked Silver The Hedgehog, therefore finding out he was Sir Galahad - the knight I recently started to like - was him made Me enormously happy!
I believe it has made you as well.
Really wish I could find that game and play it for myself...
Also; thank you for making my day, my friend!
I love you guys 🫶🫶🫶🫶❤
The original story in Arthurian Legend is almost always the best one. It is certainly true in this case.
Arthurian Legend is by its nature, an English/Welsh tradition, so continental variations, always change things to take away from the original story, and its almost always for the worst.
Crazy how Percival straight up feels like the protagonist of an anime.
I think that if I ever get around to writing a novel(s) about reimagining the Grail quest, it would be a merger of the Percival and Galahad traditions plus with "added content". For example the first half would be like the Percival tradition but he then gets a sign, like seeing castle Carbonek close but out of reach, that his destiny is to not only find the grail, he would become its guardian; But to achieve this he must first find and bring the one who will "wield the grail", Galahad, to Carbonek. Thus he heads back to Camelot and Blanchefleur, stays there until the faithful day Galahad arrives. Then the rest of the story is the reimagining of the Galahad tradition, ending with a mixture of the two as Percival ends up staying in Carbonek as the Grail's Guardian with his wife joining him there. Thus he gets a bittersweet ending: He will never see his friends Bors and Galahad or Camelot ever again (the latter is especially painful as he has a vision of its Fall) but at least he has found a great calling and he has the love of his life by his side. So while for such a story while the main point of view characters as all three of the Grail Knights, Percival is the main protagonist of them.
Otherwise for my own fantasy epic, Percival and Galahad are the biggest inspirations from the Arthurian legends for my protagonist, along with King Arthur himself; the idea of them being heroic knights who also become "spiritual mystics". Differences include A). the "miracles" that my protagonist performs is more from his own growing divine powers rather then coming from an outside god and B). While my protagonist dose have a patron god, the relationship is less "servant and master" in the traditional Abrahamic religion sense and more of a "student and mentor" as this creator god is helping him on his own path to godhood. Another big difference between my protagonist and Percival is their defining flaws that came from their upbrining. While Percival's main flaw that he must over come is him being a "sheltered, foolish, country bumpkin" , my protag's flaw is more being extremely distrustful of others and having a fierce temper that can lead him into going into berserker rages.
Now that both characters exist, i think its often times best to find a way to utilize both.
Richard Wagner Percival! 🎶 🏴🛡️🗡️
Is there a video on agravain I’m having trouble finding reliable sources for him?
I just released one today.
I think that Lancelot is the most famous Arthurian knight, most people would say Lancelot before Percival.
I enjoyed this but, Perceval kills the Red Knight with a javelin to the eye not the thoat.
It could depend on the version of the story. In at least some versions, it doesn't say how he killed him, just that he used a javelin.
My middle name is Percy, my great grandpa was Percy, and his dad was Percival. His fathers name was Jabez. A biblical name. Im not Jewish either. What do you make of it.
Percival means pierce the veil it's an allegory for the real history of the knights Templar and Roman Catholic church.
Any one tells about story in urdu summary
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Plez speak in urdu
Innocent maybe not the right word, he rape the Lady in the Tent in the beginning of the story, also kill the Red Knight with a sucker punch by javelin. He is is more like an enthusiastic simpleton.
The foolish.
He didn't rape anyone, he kissed her.
@@GuTzBorges it was a brute force action, also he stole the girls' ring. Moreover the aftermath caused a lot of pain for the lady. So yeah, in the beginning Perceval made foolish and very unpleasant things which he then fix in the future.