#Parzival

[illustratus]

Poster for the Richard Wagner opera Lohengrin, The Swan Knight

by Alfred Choubrac

#alfred choubrac #art #lohengrin #knight #richard wagner #opera #german #germany #romantic #medieval #middle ages #knights #arthurian #chivalry #chivalric romance #swan #swans #parzival #wolfram von eschenbach #garin le loherain #swan knight #knight of the swan #boat #damsel in distress #damsel #germanic mythology #king #mediaeval #romanticism #folklore

[cuties-in-codices]

parzival & feirefiz

illustration for a copy of wolfram von eschenbach's arthurian poem "parzival", lake constance region, c. 1467

source: Bern, Burgerbibliothek, Cod. AA 91, fol. 158v

"Because his father was white and his mother black, Feirefiz's skin consists of black and white patches. His appearance is compared to that of a magpie or a parchment with writing on it, though he is considered very handsome." (wikipedia)

#15th century #wolfram von eschenbach #parzival #percival #feirefiz #medieval art #medieval studies #medieval crt

[queer-ragnelle]

Do you have a guide/a recommended reading list for getting into Arthurian legends? I’ve been really getting into it in the past few months but I feel like I’m missing out on a lot of the foundations of it. (If you don’t and this is too big of an ask totally feel free to ignore this lol)

hello, anon.

i don't currently although i have plans to add another page to my blog listing medieval texts as well as links to download pdfs of them. i have english translations of texts originating in belarussian, dutch, french, german, hebrew, italian, latin, middle english, and last but not least, welsh.

in the mean time, i've collected for you some key texts that are readily available to read for free online!

le morte d'arthur by sir thomas malory [part 1] [part 2]

the history of the britons by nennius [here]

the mabinogion translated by lady charlotte guest [here]

four romances by chrétien de troyes [here]

parzival by wolfram von eschenbach [part 1] [part 2]

the wedding of sir gawain and dame ragnelle translated by thomas hahn [here]

sir gawain and the green knight translated by j. r. r. tolkien [here]

better translations/formatting forthcoming! enjoy. :^)

#arthurian legend #arthurian legends #arthuriana #le morte d'arthur #sir thomas malory #the history of the britons #nennius #the mabinogion #lady charlotte guest #chrétien de troyes #chretien de troyes #parzival #wolfram von eschenbach #the wedding of sir gawain and dame ragnelle #sir gawain and the green knight #ask #answered #book reccs #book reccomendation #sources #my post

[most-tragic-character-tournament]

PROPAGANDA UNDER THE CUT: [SPOILERS AND POSSIBLE TRIGGERS AHEAD]

PERCIVAL//PARZIVAL//PERDEUR:

GILLION TIDESTRIDER:

#percival #Parzival #Perdeur #gillion tidestrider #arthuriana #jrwi riptide #just roll with it #most tragic tournament #polls #most tragic round 3

[freckles-and-books]

Since I’m in an Arthur mood, I decided to find a book I remember reading and liking as a kid. It’s so cute and small. 🥰

#parzival #the quest for the holy grail #Katherine Paterson #arthuriana #King Arthur #books

[gawrkin]

I like how "the swan knight" (an archetype that includes the Arthurian Lohengrin) is basically a genderflipped version of the "Fairy Wife" Archetype

#knight of the swan #lohengrin #parzival #celtic myth #arthuriana #arthurian legend #arthurian legends #arthurian mythology #my thoughts

[oblivion-books]

“ I realized, as terrifying and painful as reality can be, it’s also the only place where you can find true happiness. Because reality is real.”  

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ―   Ernest Cline, Ready Player One

#ernest cline #ernestclineedit #eclaneedit #ready player one #ready player 1 #ready player two #wade watts #parzival #james halliday #samantha cook #art3mis #aech #book #books #quote #gif #gifs #gif hunt #edit #readyplayeroneedit #rpoedit #rp1edit

[pedroam-bang]

Ready Player One (2018)

#2018 #2045 #film #movie #science fiction #gaming #Ready Player One #Steven Spielberg #Olivia Cooke #Art3mis #Samantha Evelyn Cook #Tye Sheridan #Parzival #Wade Watts #Ben Mendelsohn #Nolan Sorrento #Mark Rylance #Anorak #James Halliday #Simon Pegg #Ogden Morrow #Ontologically Anthropocentric Sensory Immersive Simulation #OASIS #Innovative Online Industries #IOI #Easter egg #Columbus #Ohio

[kaxenart]

Featuring My Ace Characters For Ace Week

Parzival!

He is my oldest aro-ace character. Being traditionally masculine seems to net him the weirdest comments from the allos like "wow I relate to this straight guy" (my boy ain't straight) and "aw, he's unavailable" (he is a drawing and would have been dead for 200 years if he was a real Napoleonic man???????)

He's aro-ace, though he is not immune to traditional social obligations and generally assumes he will get a wife at some point because he thinks he is supposed to. He has no idea what he wants out of a wife and does not question this massive flaw in his plans, because he assumes he will die in a blaze of glory before his 30th birthday.

....he also does not question how stupid thinking like that is...

Parz is basically the kind of fella who just goes "okay" and continues on. *slaps his empty brain* You can fit so much cognitive dissonance in there.

#ace week #acespec #acespec OC #ace week 2023 #handsome hussars #parzival #aroace oc

[fallensapphires]

Mythology: Sir Percival

Any wise man fears open spitefulness, whether it be in seriousness or in jest.

#chrétien de troyes #Perceval: The Story of the Grail #knights of the round table #knights of camelot #arthurian legend #arthurian mythology #arthurian literature #arthurian lore #sir percival #percival #parzival #knights #merlin bbc #stories #Story aesthetic #story moodboard #mythology aesthetic #Mythology moodboard #characters #character aesthetic #character moodboard #moodboard #aesthetic #grail knights

[illustratus]

Perceval obtains the Shield of the Beating Heart

by Walter Crane

#perceval #percival #sir percival #parsifal #parzival #art #walter crane #arthurian #chivalry #mythology #medieval #middle ages #knight #knights #armour #shield #history #europe #european #holy quest #quests #quest #britain #england #holy grail #graal #grail #chivalric romance #knights of the round table #knight errant

[karawek]

Scarlet Knight

#my new dnd character #parzival #dnd #dnd5e #fighter #rune knight #my art #my.art #fantasy #fantasy oc #original art #original character

[queer-ragnelle]

i’m new to arthuriana but love your posts nonetheless

i am just curious about the many references to gawain sleeping with so many people when, to my understanding, in sir gawain and the green knight he specifically breaks this promiscuous behaviour and makes sure he doesn’t sleep with the wife of the duke

(i apologize if this is a stupid question!)

hello anon!

welcome to arthuriana and thank you so much for the kind words. this is not a stupid question at all! the truth is gawain is nothing if not inconsistent between texts haha. he's different from other knights such as lancelot who pines solely for guinevere across text after text, in that it seems every author wanted to create their own special gal for gawain. he therefore has numerous women attached to him, and when readers try to reconcile those many texts into a single story thread, it gives the impression our mans gawain gets around! (and he does!) i have several examples here to illustrate this so i'll put it below a cut.

for all the textual variance, sir gawain and the green knight is the exception that proves the rule—meaning that it's perhaps the only text in which gawain is abstinent. we know this because one of the five virtues attributed to the five points of his pentacle crest on his shield is chastity.

furthermore, on the wife's second seduction attempt, gawain pleas his own inexperience with "love" (ie: women).

whether or not that's true is up for debate, but it's worth mentioning, as it's a departure from other texts where his virile prowess is well-known, and in the knight of the two swords, he openly boasts about his own attractiveness and popularity. (humble guy, that gawain!)

there are several examples of gawain's reputation with the ladies preceding him and actually benefitting his odds of getting laid. one of my favorites is from lancelot part II in the vulgate. gawain had just cured his brother agravaine of an illness and agravaine's amie basically wingwoman's her sister.

goated of her. so gawain pencils it in on his calendar. later, he locates the castle, sneaks in, and succeeds in bedding the maiden. she's not named here, although malory later refers to her as "the lady of lys," and accredits her as the mother of gawain's three sons, (although the couple never formally wed).

among the strangest of examples is the middle english text the carle of carlisle, in which the carle brings gawain to the bedchamber and orders him to make out with his wife. but things quickly heat up...

so the carle stops gawain from outright cuckholding him, then leads gawain to his daughter's chambers, gives them his blessing, and locks them inside. at the end of the text, gawain marries her.

now i would be remiss not to mention my beloved the wedding of sir gawain and dame ragnelle. i think it's notable that ragnelle specifically asks for gawain by name, much like the lady of lys did (according to her sister and her warm reception of him).

now the conclusion of this poem brings us to another theme of gawain's which ties into his many partners, and that is his consistent subservience to ladies. he breaks the curse on ragnelle by granting her "sovereignty" in the relationship. this seems to be another aspect of character which sets gawain apart from other knights, as this is not a chaste expression of courtly love, but a precursor to fornication, and draws the attention of strong-willed ladies, such as ragnelle, with whom he is "a coward," or according to the translation notes, "submissive."

then again in roman van walewein, he's already famous by the time he meets his ladylove, ysabele, and whilst tied up in her father's prison, he leaves the decision of his own life in her hands.

which then results in their coming together because this is a gawain story and he always gets the girl.

even in the post vulgate, which we can all agree portrays every single character at their absolute worst (and is therefore invalid<3), gawain's choice of words consistently upholds the lady's desires above his own. at first, gawain intended wingman for pelleas by pretending he, pelleas, was dead to begrieve arcade. he discovers instead that she's elated by pelleas's supposed passing, so she and gawain fall in love. but even after admitting his feelings, he still takes great pains to frame the final crossing of that line as her choice, and only relents when she makes her intentions plain.

he might also just like it when women boss him around if his treatment from orgeluse in parzival by wolfram von eschenbach is any indication.

similarly to the knight of two swords, in parzival, gawain is aware of his fame, fosters it, and then employs his orgeluse brain worms as a motivation for sparing lives instead of like...morality.

i think what's particularly interesting about gawain's relationship history is that many of his partners are named, whereas it's pretty common for damsels and maidens in medieval texts to exist without identities of their own. there are so, so many named, interesting, fully developed women linked to gawain, it's actually pretty awesome! here are a few more:

lunette in yvain: knight of the lion by chrétien de troyes...

amurfina in the crown by heinrich von dem türlin...

bloiesine in the 4th perceval continuation by gerbert de montreuil...

marjorie in gawain and marjorie by oscar fay adams (if we extend our search through the 20th century!)...

and on and on forever! so in conclusion, gawain has been pulling bitches for many hundreds of slutty, slutty years, and from what modern retellings i've read, authors have no intention of interrupting this trend. i hope that helps clear things up somewhat. thanks for the ask!

#arthurian legend #arthurian legends #arthuriana #sir gawain #gawain #sir gawain and the green knight #sgatgk #the vulgate cycle #the prose lancelot #the lancelot graal cycle #the carle of carlisle #the wedding of the sir gawain and dame ragnelle #roman van walewein #parzival #knight of the lion #the crown #perceval continuations #4th perceval continuation #gawain and marjorie #oscar fay adams #quotes #resource #ask #favorite ask to date thank you<3333 #my post

[most-tragic-character-tournament]

PROPAGANDA UNDER THE CUT: [SPOILERS AHEAD]

DANTE:

PERCIVAL//PARZIVAL//PERDEUR:

#dante mcd #Minecraft diaries #percival #parzival #Perdeur #arthuriana #most tragic tournament #polls #most tragic round 1

[planet-gay-comic]

"Parzival" is a Middle High German verse epic by Wolfram von Eschenbach, which tells the captivating story of Parzival, a young man who grows up in ignorance and embarks on an adventurous journey to become a knight. Along his path, he faces various challenges that not only teach him about the world of chivalry but also about love, suffering, and the importance of compassion. His greatest adventure undoubtedly lies in the quest for the Holy Grail, a mythical object promising spiritual enlightenment and ultimately making him the Grail King. The story of Parzival is rich in symbolism, weaving together themes such as self-discovery, guilt, atonement, and the search for spiritual fulfillment in a fascinating tapestry.

Although "Parzival" originated in a different time and culture, it continues to offer valuable lessons to readers today about the human experience and the quest for a deeper understanding of oneself and the world around us. The story speaks to the universal journey that we all undertake in one way or another, in the pursuit of finding our destiny and discovering our own inner light.

Text supported by Chat-GPT-4.0 These image is generated with StableDiffusion v1.5. The poses and the backround were obtained with ControlNet v1.1.410 via open pose. Faces and background overworked with composing and inpainting.

#Parzival #middleages #MiddleHighGerman #SpiritualJourney #SelfDiscovery #MythicalTales #KnightlyQuests #knight #MedievalEpic

[satirn]

ready player one[BOOK NOT THE MOVIE] has got me in a choke hold god damn

#ready player one #ready player one book #ernest cline #parzival #parzival rpo #wade watts #wade watts rpo #art #artwork #my art #p♡g☆ #digital art #clip studio paint #love that these are all scenes in the book #redesign #THE MOVIE DESIGN FOR HIM SUCKS ASS. JEAN DENIM VEST R U KIDDING ME #i hate drawing armor