A Saracen knight who fought Gawain during Arthur's war against Rome before converting to Christianity and joining the Round Table.
A chaplain appointed Archbishop of York by Arthur after the city was reclaimed from the Saxons.
The widowed mother of Perceval, whose attempt to shield her son from knighthood shapes the beginning of his journey.
The holy hermit who reveals the spiritual meaning of the Grail mysteries to Perceval.
The unnamed Grail maiden who gives her life during the Grail Quest.
The name given to Perceval's sister in later Italian Arthurian tradition.
The Grail lineage traces the sacred guardianship of the Holy Grail from the time of Christ to the knights of King Arthur. Medieval romances describe a succession of keepers—saints, bishops, and kings—who preserved the relic until it was finally revealed during the Grail Quest.
Glessig is listed as the name of a hound in Culhwch and Olwen.
