Perlesvaus
Sign in to savePerlesvaus, also called Li Hauz Livres du Graal (The High Book of the Grail), is an Old French Arthurian romance from the 13th century. It purports to be a continuation of Chrétien de Troyes' unfinished Perceval, the Story of the Grail, but contains striking differences from other versions as well as other Arthurian romances more generally.
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Perlesvaus, also called Li Hauz Livres du Graal (The High Book of the Grail), is an Old French Arthurian romance from the 13th century. It purports to be a continuation of Chrétien de Troyes' unfinished Perceval, the Story of the Grail, but contains striking differences from other versions as well as other Arthurian romances more generally.
== Synopsis == Perlesvaus presents itself as a translation of a Latin source found in Avalon as narrated by the mysterious Josephus (possibly the same as the scribe monk Josephus from the Estoire de Merlin). It follows a highly complex narrative chronicling the progress of various Knights of the Round Table in their quest for the Holy Grail.