He returns to the Grail King and this time, having gained wisdom, performs his duties correctly. When he meets an old hermit who helps him realize the true nature of God, Parzival reaches a turning point in his spiritual education.

For his ignorance, Parzival is punished by being cursed, and in turn he curses God, whom he believes has turned against him. When he visits the ailing Grail King, however, he fails to ask the one question that will release the old man from his suffering: the reason behind his illness. Later, after numerous adventures, he is granted knighthood. He visits Arthur’s court but is judged too raw to become a knight of the Round Table. Parzival, who is eager to become a knight, leaves the forest home in which he has led a sheltered life. It questions the ultimate value of an education based solely on the code of courtly honour, and it takes its hero beyond the feudal world of knights and lords to the threshold of a higher order. The poem introduced the theme of the Holy Grail into German literature, and it is considered to be the climax of medieval Arthurian tradition. This 16-book, 25,000-line poem is in part a religious allegory describing Parzival’s painful journey from utter ignorance and naïveté to spiritual awareness. Parzival, epic poem, one of the masterpieces of the Middle Ages, written between 12 in Middle High German by Wolfram von Eschenbach. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.

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