A horn used to summon combatants to the court of Sir Parsamant.
Perilous fords are recurring trial sites in Arthurian romance. They are defended by hostile knights or bound to strange customs.
On New Year's Eve, a mysterious green knight challenges King Arthur's court to a beheading game.
A title of paradox and power in Arthurian romance. From Lancelot's humbling ride for love to the marvel of Raguidel's drifting cart.
The Sword Bridge is one of the most perilous trials in Arthurian romance. Lancelot crosses a razor-sharp blade over a roaring chasm to rescue Queen Guinevere.
- Adventures and Quests
- ARTHURIAN EVENTS
- Arthuriana
- English Tradition
- French Romance Tradition
- Source | Continuations of Perceval
- Source | Diu Crône
- Source | Hunbaut
- Source | La Mule sans frein
- Source | Perlesvaus
- Source | Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- Source | The Carl of Carlisle
- Source | The Turke and Gowin
- Welsh Tradition
The Beheading Game: a medieval trial of vows, courage, and redemption — from Gawain’s fateful axe blow to ancient Irish origins.
In Tristan’s adventure of the Wicked Custom, a cruel ritual is overturned by courage and mercy — a timeless tale of justice, love, and chivalric truth.
- Adventures and Quests
- ARTHURIAN EVENTS
- French Romance Tradition
- Grail Tradition
- Source | Continuations of Perceval
- Source | Le Morte Darthur
- Source | Perceval, or Le Conte del Graal
- Source | Post-Vulgate Suite du Merlin
- Source | Vulgate Estoire del Saint Graal
- Source | Vulgate Queste del Saint Graal
- THE GRAIL TRADITION
In Arthurian legend, the Dolorous Stroke is the fateful blow that maims a Grail King and turns his land into the Waste Land. Struck with a forbidden holy weapon the stroke symbolizes sin, broken kingship, and the need for spiritual healing through the Grail Quest.
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