THE HIGH HISTORY OF THE HOLY GRAAL



TRANSLATED FROM THE
OLD FRENCH BY
SEBASTIAN EVANS
LL. D

WITH
DECORATIVE
DRAWINGS
BY
JESSIE M KING



MDCCCCIII
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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

BRANCH I BRANCH II BRANCH III BRANCH IV BRANCH V BRANCH VI BRANCH VII BRANCH VIII BRANCH IX BRANCH X BRANCH XI BRANCH XII BRANCH XIII BRANCH XIV BRANCH XV BRANCH XVI BRANCH XVII BRANCH XVIII BRANCH XIX BRANCH XX BRANCH XXI BRANCH XXII BRANCH XXIII BRANCH  XXIV BRANCH XXV BRANCH XXVI BRANCH XXVII BRANCH XXVIII BRANCH XXIX BRANCH XXX BRANCH XXXI BRANCH XXXII BRANCH XXXIII BRANCH XXXIV BRANCH XXXV

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PERCEVAL GOETH TOWARD THE DEEP FOREST
THE DAMSELS OF THE CAR
MESSIRE GAWAIN DEPARTETH FROM THE CASTLE
A CLERK BROUGHT A GOLDEN VESSEL TO THE FOUNTAIN
THE GRAAL APPEARETH TO MESSIRE GAWAIN AT THE FEAST
LAUNCELOT WENT HIS WAY
A DAMSEL MOUNTETH THE STEPS
A KNIGHT RIDING A GREAT PACE TOWARD THE FOREST
SHE FILCHED AWAY THE SWORD
DINDRANE PRAYETH SUCCOUR
PERCEVAL SEETH THE QUESTING BEAST
THE KNIGHT OF THE BURNING DRAGON
PERCEVAL DEPARTETH FROM THE HERMITAGE AND CARRIETH THE BANNER
THE KNIGHTS COME THROUGH THE FOREST WITH SUCH A RUSHING
THE LORD OF THE CASTLE FINDETH HIS DAUGHTER WEEPING
LAUNCELOT'S VIGIL BY THE QUEEN
THE JOY OF PERCEVAL'S SISTER
HE ESPIED AT THE DOOR A SQUIRE
MELIOT FINDETH THE WEEPING DAMSEL
AND A DAMSEL KEPT WATCH OVER A DEAD KNIGHT
FOUR CLAD IN WHITE GARMENTS
A DAMSEL OF PASSING GREAT BEAUTY HELD HIS HEAD IN HER LAP
PERCEVAL WINNETH THE GOLDEN CUP