Welsh legend, are surprisingly very similar. In both stories, Peredur/Perceval comes from a single parent household because his father has died leaving his mother a widow. His mother, in both stories, is very protective but eventually lets him go to be a Knight. Before he leaves, in both stories, she tells him to remember his manners, per say. This eventually leads to Peredur/Perceval missing his chance to help the Fisher King by asking the famous question, “For whom does the Grail serve (Cline).” Some people believe that Perceval is based off of Peredur because of the two stories strange similarity. This belief is further solidified by the fact that Chrestien de Troyes was said to have read and owned a manuscript of the Peredur legend before writing his version of the story (Williams). If this is indeed true, then Peredur or Perceval, the very first Grail knight, is actually a Welsh knight not a Christian knight. Both of these stories, however, do not discuss the main character of the legends, King Arthur. King Arthur is one of the most mysterious iconic figures of the Holy Grail legends, mainly because there is a history to suggest he actually existed. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, a historian/writer of the twelfth century, King Arthur was a King of the Britons. Geoffrey said that before King Arthur, Britain was in a period of turmoil and chaos. The Saxons’ were trying to invade Britain and the lack of unity among the British tribes was causing the country to fall. It was at this time that Britain needed someone to come in and unite their empire in order to stop the impending invasion by the Saxons. Just as Briton was about reach the point of complete destruction King Arthur comes into existence. He is born to a queen who was tricked into