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Title:	Perceval and the Gift of Natural Horsemanship in Medieval and Post-medieval Literature (2022)
Authors:	Anastasija Ropa, Author
Material Type:	Article : printed text
In :	Cheiron (Volume 2 - Issue 1, 2022)
Languages:	English
Class number:	180
Descriptors:	Equivoc Angleterre ; Chevalerie ; Littérature ; Moyen-Âge (Ve-XVe)
Abstract:	This study focuses on an instance of free riding in a Middle English Arthurian romance, Sir Perceval of Gales. While the figure of Perceval has been studied by many scholars, and it has been noted how Perceval’s mounts in romances reflect on his social status and his progress into the ranks of chivalry, this particular romance, and Perceval’s horses in it, has received little scholarly attention. It is argued that, far from being seen in the positive light in which we view it today, Perceval’s gift of natural horsemanship would have been perceived by the romance’s audience as a sign of the hero’s immaturity and wildness, though also related to his innocence. The study also examines Perceval’s horsemanship in other medieval and post-medieval works of literature, arguing that horse’s and horsemanship constitute a mark of the hero’s initiation into the ranks of chivalry.
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