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A mysterious "grail" (Old French: graal or greal), ... (1975) is a comedic take on the Arthurian Grail quest, adapted in 2004 as the stage production Spamalot.
Patricia A. McKillip's book Kingfisher, published in 2016, is an Arthurian grail quest type of story set in a world "in which the modern lives side-by-side with the mythical", [19] featuring a certain mysterious Kingfisher Inn, the owner of which was wounded in an accident that caused his Inn to lose its once great prosperity.
Perceval, the Story of the Grail (French: Perceval ou le Conte du Graal) is the unfinished fifth verse romance by Chrétien de Troyes, written by him in Old French in the late 12th century. Later authors added 54,000 more lines to the original 9,000 in what are known collectively as the Four Continuations , [ 1 ] as well as other related texts.
In the 12th century, Chrétien de Troyes’ poem “Perceval, the Story of the Grail” is a romp including King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, a chivalrous quest, a bloody lance ...
The Knights are a chivalric order dedicated to ensuring the peace of Arthur's kingdom following an early warring period, entrusted in later years to undergo a mystical quest for the Holy Grail. The Round Table at which they meet is a symbol of the equality of its members, who range from sovereign royals to minor nobles.
Thomas also learns that the Vexilles are rumoured to possess the Holy Grail. Jeanette turns the prince against Jekyll, and Jekyll is ordered to leave the army. He joins the French, entering the service of the Harlequin, later revealed to be Guy Vexille, Count of Astarac. Thomas returns to the English army with Eleanor, who becomes his lover.
The battle is a decisive victory for the English, despite being seriously outnumbered. In Vagabond, he returns to England to try to uncover the Grail's whereabouts and helps defeat the Scottish invasion of 1347. He discovers that his cousin, Guy Vexille, is working with an ambitious French cardinal to obtain the Grail for their own ends.
The travellers board the Ship of Solomon, intent to complete the mystical Grail quest. After leaving the ship, they encounter a castle with a leprous mistress; told that only the blood of a maiden princess can cure the chatelaine's leprosy, Percival's sister opts to donate hers, but succumbs to the blood loss and dies. [4]