Lancelot-Grail: The quest for the Holy GrailBoydell & Brewer Ltd, 2010 - 186 pages The most comprehensive account of the story of Arthur, the Round Table and the Grail is to he found in the work known as Lancelot-Grail or the litigate Cycle. It tells the story of the Arthurian world from the events of the Crucifixion, where the Grail originated, to the death of Lancelot after the destruction of the Round Table. It draws in many different strands, from the pseudo-historical stories about Arthur to the romances of chivalric adventure and the spiritual quest for the Grail. It consists of five works: the longest is Lancelot, a kind of chivalric history of the Round Table, which leads into the quest for the Grail and Arthur's death. The first two books were added later, and provide an account of events through Arthur's marriage and early military victories. Not long after the cycle was completed, another writer retained the first two books of the Vulgate Cycle but recast the last three books with a rather different emphasis; this version is known as the -- |
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the Quest For the hoLy GraiL 1 lancelot Dubs Galahad and the Knights Discuss the Perilous Seat | 3 |
Gawain and lancelot attempt to Remove the Sword in the Stone | 6 |
Galahad arrives at arthurs Court | 7 |
Galahad Sits in the Perilous Seat | 8 |
a Stranger announces the arrival of the Grail and King arthur holds a Tournament to Celebrate | 11 |
The Court mourns the Knights Departure and the Queen Reveals Galahads Identity to him | 13 |
The Knights Swear Solemn Devotion to the Quest | 16 |
The Knights Depart and Journey Together to Vagans Castle | 17 |
The Recluse Explains the Meaning of the Tournament Lancelot Gets lost in the Wilderness | 89 |
Gawain and hector meet and Decide to Travel Together | 91 |
Gawain and hector are Puzzled by Strange Visions | 93 |
Gawain Kills yvain in Combat | 94 |
hector and Gawain meet a hermit | 96 |
The hermit explains Gawains and hectors Visions | 97 |
Bors meets the Religious Who explains the Importance of Confession to him | 100 |
Bors Vows to Eat the Food of the Spirit and Sees the Bird Sacrifice Itself to Its young | 102 |
King Bademagu Wrongly Takes the Shield from the abbey | 19 |
Galahad Wears the Shield and The White Knight Recounts Its history | 21 |
Galahad lifts the Tombstone and a Good man explains Its Significance Meliant Is Dubbed and Accompanies Galahad | 24 |
meliant Is Wounded in a Battle with a Stranger in the Forest and a monk Explains Its Significance | 27 |
Galahad Battles Seven Knights at the Castle of the maidens | 31 |
Gawain and his Companions Battle the Seven Brothers and a hermit Explains Its Significance | 34 |
Galahad Battles Lancelot and Perceval A Knight Is Healed by the Grail | 36 |
The hermit Tells lancelot the Parable of the Gold Coins | 39 |
Lancelot Confesses His Infidelity to the Hermit | 41 |
The hermit explains how lancelot Is like Stone Wood and a Fig Tree | 43 |
lancelot Converts | 45 |
The Recluse Reveals her Identity to Perceval | 46 |
Percevals aunt Recounts the Story of the Three Tables | 48 |
Percevals aunt Recalls merlins Prophecies | 49 |
Percevals aunt advises Perceval Before his Departure | 51 |
Perceval observes an old man at mass | 52 |
Perceval hears the Story of mordrain | 53 |
Perceval attacked by Knights and Rescued by The Red Knight | 55 |
left Without a horse Perceval Swears allegiance to his Rescuer | 57 |
Perceval awakes on an Island and Befriends a lion | 59 |
Perceval Dreams of Women on a lion and a Serpent | 61 |
The hermit explains the allegory of the old and the New laws | 64 |
Perceval Pledges his love to a lady Who Tempts him | 66 |
Perceval Repents his Weakness and meets the hermit again | 69 |
The hermit explains the Temptation of Perceval | 70 |
a Squire humiliates lancelot for his Sinful love of the Queen | 72 |
The Devil Is Conjured to explain the Death of the Religious | 74 |
The hermit Condemns lancelots Sin with Guenevere | 77 |
The hermit Recounts the Parable of the Banquet | 79 |
The hermit Guides lancelots Conduct | 80 |
lancelot has a Vision and Prays for Gods help in his effort to Remain Pure | 81 |
lancelot meets a hospitable and Wise hermit | 83 |
The hermit explains lancelots Vision of the man Surrounded by Kings | 84 |
after Participating in a Tournament lancelot Is Captured and Released | 86 |
Lancelot Reflects on His Moral Failings | 88 |
Bors hears the Story of King amant and Volunteers to Combat Priadan the Black | 104 |
Bors Dreams a Series of Strange Visions | 106 |
Bors Defeats Priadan the Black in Combat | 107 |
Bors must Choose Between Saving lionel and Rescuing a Captive maiden | 108 |
Bors Buries his Brother and a Religious Chastises him for Saving the maiden | 110 |
a Beautiful maiden Tempts Bors | 112 |
Bors arrives at an abbey of White monks and asks for Guidance | 113 |
The abbot Interprets Borss adventures | 114 |
Bors meets lionel and Refuses to Fight him | 116 |
lionel Kills Calogrenant in the Battle against Bors | 118 |
God Intervenes and Commands Bors to meet Perceval at the Sea | 119 |
after a Tournament Galahad Rides to the magic Ship and meets Bors and Perceval | 121 |
Perceval meets his Sister on a Second magic Ship | 124 |
The Knights Discover the magic Sword | 125 |
Percevals Sister Recounts the Story of the Sword | 126 |
The legend of the Tree of life | 130 |
The Story of the Death of abel | 133 |
The Tree of life Throughout Time | 135 |
Solomons Wife Suggests how to Signal That Galahad Is anticipated | 136 |
Solomon Constructs the Ship and Dreams of Its Consecration | 137 |
a Belt Is Fashioned from the hair of Percevals Sister | 139 |
The Companions liberate Carcelois Castle and Witness the Death of Count ernol | 141 |
A White Stag Changes into a Man and a Priest Explains Its Significance | 144 |
The leper Woman Is Cured with Blood from Percevals Sister Who Dies | 145 |
Perceval and Galahad Witness Divine Punishment and Decide to Separate | 150 |
lancelot happens upon a Ship and meets Galahad Who explains the Strange Straps | 151 |
lancelot arrives at the Castle of the Grail Where he Is Injured in his attempts to approach the holy Grail | 155 |
lancelot Finds Bademagus Tomb and Returns to Court | 159 |
Galahad Witnesses mordrains Death hears Simeons Voice and Rides to the Castle of the maimed King | 160 |
The Three Companions Witness the Wonders of Corbenic Castle | 162 |
Josephus Performs the Grail liturgy and the Knights Witness the mysteries of the Grail | 164 |
The Ship Departs with the Three Companions and the holy Grail | 166 |
The Companions Come to Sarras Where Galahad Performs a miracle and Percevals Sister Is Buried | 167 |
Galahad Dies | 169 |
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