|
Many, many years since I read Parzival. However I don't see Aragorn as a 'Gawain' figure. Of course, as you say, Gawain was a much more noble figure in his origin than the one we see in Parzival (or Malory - who makes him into an ignoble figure in order to play up Lancelot's heroics). Aragorn is much closer to Arthur - both have 'magic' swords (& both are given 'magical' sheaths for said swords btw).
I wouldn't go too far down the 'Parzival = LotR' line though - I accept it would have been an influence on Tolkien's thinking (the graal as a stone which fell from heaven is perhaps not too far from a Silmaril), but I think it was only one among many.
|