Peredur son of Efrawg

Matter of Britain Document

Summary: The Welsh counterpart to Chretien's Perceval, with a severed head on a salver in place of the Grail. Whether it derives from Chretien, shares a source with him, or preserves something older is one of the long-running unresolved questions in Celtic studies.
Date: manuscripts 13th-14th c.
Language: Middle Welsh
Where scholars disagree: Direction of borrowing between the three Welsh romances and Chretien has been argued both ways for over a century.