. The Open court. forwardon his quest. Next Percival met a strange knight and was fightinghim when he discovered him to be his own half-brother, Feirefiss,King of the Moors—the son of Gamuret by his first wife, a Moor-ish queen. The two then rode on together in search of Montsalvat,which they soon found. They were welcomed to the castle of the Holy Grail just asPercival had been before. The l)loody spear was carried around. PARSIFAL 141 and Repanse bore the Holy Grail into the hall. Then Percivalheard a whisper in his ear, Ask! So he boldly asked Amfortasthe secret of his wound and what all th
. The Open court. forwardon his quest. Next Percival met a strange knight and was fightinghim when he discovered him to be his own half-brother, Feirefiss,King of the Moors—the son of Gamuret by his first wife, a Moor-ish queen. The two then rode on together in search of Montsalvat,which they soon found. They were welcomed to the castle of the Holy Grail just asPercival had been before. The l)loody spear was carried around. PARSIFAL 141 and Repanse bore the Holy Grail into the hall. Then Percivalheard a whisper in his ear, Ask! So he boldly asked Amfortasthe secret of his wound and what all these things meant. Instantlyall the lamps were extinguished, but the hall was more brilliantlylighted than before by the radiance of the Holy Grail, upon whichsacred vessel there glowed in fiery letters the message: Amfortasis healed. Percival is King. Then the aged Titurel came forwardwith a crown which he placed upon the brow of his great-grandson,Percival, greeting him as King of the Holy Grail. Amfortas Chevelere Assigne, the Knight of the Swan.(Old Print of Copeland, about 1550, preserved in the British Museum in London.) his wound healed, rose and acclaimed his deliverer and the knights swore fealty to the new king, and an invisible choirof angels sang Hail to Percival, King of the Grail !Once he seemed lost forever,Now he is blessed forever !Hail to the King of the Grail ! A moment later, a veiled woman entered the hall, who revealedherself as Percivals wife, Konduriamur, from whom he had so long 142 THE OPEN COURT. been parted. Next it was seen that while all the rest of the com-pany stood in the light of the Holy Grail, the Moorish King Feire-fiss alone was enveloped in darkness. Titurel explained that thiswas because he was not a Christian believer, whereupon Feirefiss
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