Parzival
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| - | '''Lohengrin''' is a character in some [[Germany|German]] [[Arthurian]] literature. The son of [[Percival|Parzival]] (Percival), he is a knight of the [[Holy Grail]] sent in a boat pulled by [[swan]]s to rescue a maiden who can never ask his identity. His story, which first appears in [[Wolfram von Eschenbach]]'s ''[[Parzival]]'', is a version of the [[Knight of the Swan]] legend known from a variety of medieval sources. Wolfram's story was expanded in two later romances. In 1848 [[Richard Wagner]] adapted the medieval tale into his popular opera ''[[Lohengrin (opera)|Lohengrin]]''. | + | '''''Parzival''''' is a major medieval [[Germany|German]] [[epic poem]] by the poet [[Wolfram von Eschenbach]], in the [[Middle High German]] language. The poem, commonly dated to the first quarter of the 13th century, is itself largely based on [[Chrétien de Troyes]]’s ''[[Perceval, the Story of the Grail]]'' and mainly centers on the Arthurian hero [[Percival|Parzival]] (Percival in [[English language|English]]) and his long quest for the [[Holy Grail]] following his initial failure to achieve it. |
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Parzival is a major medieval German epic poem by the poet Wolfram von Eschenbach, in the Middle High German language. The poem, commonly dated to the first quarter of the 13th century, is itself largely based on Chrétien de Troyes’s Perceval, the Story of the Grail and mainly centers on the Arthurian hero Parzival (Percival in English) and his long quest for the Holy Grail following his initial failure to achieve it.
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