(12 & 13) Didot-Perceval: (Inc. 11-16). Two visits of Perceval to Grail Castle. Question omitted at first, put at second, and crowned with success.
In a German romance, which presents many analogies with that portion of the Conte du Graal which goes under Gautier’s name:
(14) Heinrich von dem Türlin: Gawain’s first visit to Grail Castle. Question put. Success. Allusion to previous unsuccessful visit of Perceval.
Finally in the Queste versions we have four variants of the incident—
(15) Queste: (Inc. 12). Lancelot at the cross-road, omission to ask concerning the Grail.
(15) Queste: (Inc. 15). Perceval heals Mordrains.
"(Inc. 43). Lancelot comes to Grail Castle. Partial fulfilment of his Quest.
"(Inc. 48). The three questers come to the Grail Castle.
On looking at the list we notice that the Conte du Graal knows of three visits on the part of the principal hero to the Castle of Talismans: 1, 2, 3, or 1, 2-4, 5, and of one visit (or two) of the secondary hero; whilst Wolfram, the Mabinogi, and the Didot-Perceval know of two only. Heinrich von dem Türlin gives only one visit to his chief hero, though he mentions a former one by the secondary hero. In Wolfram, and the Didot-Perceval, the incident may be compared in the Conte du Graal with 1 and 2; in the Mabinogi with 1 and 5; in Heinrich with 6. The Queste forms of the incident are obviously dependent upon those of the Conte du Graal, although they have been strongly modified. As for 7, it would seem to be a form of the incident which has been entirely unaffected by the Christian symbolism which has influenced all the others.
It will be advisable to recapitulate the leading features of the incident as found in the different versions. Where the summaries in [Chapter II] afford detailed information about it, the recapitulation will be brief, but it will be necessary to give at least one version at much greater length than heretofore.