This
story is about a boy named Parzival who lives in the wilderness with his mother who has
always ignored King Arthur and his knights. One day the boy meets three knights and goes
off to the court of King Arthur. Arthur allows him to become a knight. Parzival wins many
combats and many women’s hearts. He finds himself a kingdom called Wild Mountain and
he meets a king that thinks he is very smart. When Parzival fails to say the word that
will heal this king’s wound, that is killing him, Parzival must then take on a quest.
Mrs. Paterson’s retelling of this story is very interesting and detailed. She also
shows how hard it was back then to become a knight. I thought this was an excellent book
and I would like to read another of Mrs. Paterson’s retold stories. If you decide to
read this book I hope you like it as much as I did
