A podcast about medieval literature, Christianity, symbolism, and a bit of history all from a traditional Christian perspective.
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Perceval, or the Story of the Grail - Part 3 (Final)
We finish Chretien de Troyes’ romance today, this time we focus on the last section that focuses on Gawain. However I’m going to argue throughout that although Perceval may be absent as a character, the structure of Perceval’s story is shaping how Gawain’s story plays out. We then get to all-so-abrupt incomplete ending and lament how this great story is unfinished.
I’m using the William Kibler translation published by Penguin.
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27 Mar 2026
Perceval, or the Story of the Grail - Part 2 (French Arthurian Literature)
We continue our story of Perceval and the grail, the medieval romance written by Chretien de Troyes. We learn some more lore about the grail and the bleeding lance, as well as spend some time with Gawain before we hear of Perceval one last time. Will Perceval redeem himself from the failure at the Fisher King’s castle? We’ll see…I’m using the William Kibler translation published by Penguin.Here’s a link to the article I mentioned that I wrote some time ago going into detail about the meaning of the grail and lance procession and why I believe that Perceval did, in fact, finish his quest: https://momcilon.substack.com/p/chret (https://momcilon.substack.com/p/chret)... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkloZHJrdUhwMnpoWWY3MTVXN0E5azUyREJ2QXxBQ3Jtc0tsSHB6ancydGlaQVVLa2FPWDV2bHhUN21yRzhMQVQxend1TGNWeHBKeVFSd2pTODZJVnJDRl9HSjBNbTVJX1dTUk1HNmU4eUdaZ252djBLSUVIV3VlZ1NmS3lpSDI0eWNHVmdTb2hMRzI3VXFwX2p2RQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fmomcilon.substack.com%2Fp%2Fchretien-de-troyes-and-perceval&v=V9rt11owV4Y)Here’s the analysis of Erec Rhomer’s movie “Perceval le Gallois” which is very faithful to Chretien’s poem: https://momcilon.substack.com/p/erec- (https://momcilon.substack.com/p/erec-)... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTVSYXNyTDNJUjV2SWVlbTZrWWNCcTRmem9MUXxBQ3Jtc0ttdHp2NDNmZ3NQZDg5UkJmaTZwZmdRMGJVWVF5Z1otU0Z5V3ZubVNfZnQ5ODZZZVl1b3FFT0doOXJrcDY5U01yelQ2bnNKX3U5OExZV1FMU3l6YVpHM3haaU9mVF9QaFFYWjJyYnRvNlVTUjFlY0lfWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fmomcilon.substack.com%2Fp%2Ferec-rohmers-mystical-cinema-perceval&v=V9rt11owV4Y)
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20 Mar 2026
Perceval, or the Story of the Grail - Part 1 (French Arthurian Literature)
We take a look at the first part of Perceval, or the Story of the Grail. Written towards the end of the 12th century, Chretien de Troyes introduced for the first the notion of the grail as we understand it today. Although this work is incomplete, probably due to Chretien's death, his incomplete story would spawns several continuations and prologues. Reading this story it's not surprising why. It's one of the best works of medieval literature that exists. The story is very intriguing and several plot points and tantalizingly left unsolved. I'm using the William Kibler translation published by Penguin.Here's a link to the article I mentioned that I wrote some time ago going into detail about the meaning of the grail and lance procession: https://momcilon.substack.com/p/chretien-de-troyes-and-perceval
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