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The Fisher King Perceval
Upon meeting the damsel and hearing the story of the Fisher King, the young man learns that he has made a brutal mistake in not asking about the bleeding lance or the grail and as a result the Fisher King was not able to regain his health and govern his land. Then, when the damsel asks him for his name, the young man intuitively answers that he is Perceval the Welshman. The damsel, who claims to be Perceval’s cousin, continues on to inform him of his mother’s death and tells him that her death was caused by grief of him leaving home. Hearing this, Perceval changes his route to chase the knight who has slain his cousin’s lover. Before Perceval takes off, his cousin warns him about the sword that he had received from the Fisher King. She tells …show more content…
When Perceval gazes down at the blood drops, they remind him of his lover’s face. While Perceval is lost in thought, a knight named Sagremor finds him and tries to bring him to King Arthur. However, when Perceval does not comply, Sagremor becomes aggressive and charges at him but ends up being thrown off his horse. Seeing Sagremor’s defeat, Kay tries to being back Perceval by force, but he also ends up being defeated and dislocates his collar-bone and breaks his arm, as the fool’s prophecy foretold. Finally, Gawain approaches Perceval and tries to persuade him, and during the persuasion, Gawain realizes that Perceval is indeed the one that King Arthur is looking for. When Perceval and Gawain arrive, King Arthur greets Perceval and asks him to stay. The next day, a hideous damsel visits King Arthur, and blesses everyone but Perceval. Instead, she curses Perceval for his misbehavior at the Fisher King’s house. Then, after giving the knights incentive to go search for adventures, especially Perceval, the damsel departs. Five years pass since the hideous damsel’s visit, and Perceval, who had been pursuing for adventures ever since, comes across three knights and ten

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