Peredur fab Ragnal

Peredur fab Ragnal

Peredur fab Ragnal is the leader of the Illuminati, who achieved the Holy Grail and became the Fisher King.

History

He married Lady Blanchefleur, and ruled over Castle Carbonek by her side. Peredur is apparently an illegitimate son of Sir Gawain, one of King Arthur's leading knights.

In the early 7th century A.D., Peredur founded the Illuminati Society, for some as yet unknown purpose.

In November, 1996, Peredur issued orders to David Xanatos, through Quincy Hemings, to seize the Stone of Destiny en route to Scotland. While the stone that Peredur received may not have been the original, the Spirit of Destiny spoke to Peredur stating that it cannot be possessed. It also informed Peredur that King Arthur had awakened. Not expecting Arthur to awaken for another two centuries, and fearing their plans had been disrupted, Peredur convened a meeting of the upper echelon members.

Blanchefleur and Duval are the two people he loves most in this world.

Appearances

• "Bash" (Mentioned)
• "Rock of Ages" (First Appearance)

Real-World Background

"Peredur" is the Welsh form of "Percival", the original hero of the legends about the Holy Grail; he was later on replaced by Galahad, though retaining a subordinate role.

Peredur's "surname", "fab Ragnal", is a reference to Roger Lancelyn Green's interpretation of Percival as the son of Gawain and Lady Ragnell ("fab" is one form of a Welsh word meaning "son of"). In the various versions of the Percival legend, he was raised by his mother in a remote forest in Britain, making it appropriate that he would be identified as her son rather than as his father's son.

See also

• Peredur fab Ragnal at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia