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<blockquote data-quote="stranger" data-source="post: 252762" data-attributes="member: 5898">I can name at least one &quot;foolish&quot; Paladin: Percival.In nearly all of the Grail stories, Percival is one of the Grail knights.&nbsp; In most of them, he is portrayed as an innocent, raised in the woods by his mother, and having no real worldly experience.&nbsp; He does not command respect from the other knights.&nbsp; In at least one (the Middle English Percyval of Galles), he is portrayed as an outright fool, who gains entry into the Roundtable by defeating a foe through sheer luck, though he cannot ride a proper war horse or use a proper lance.&nbsp; Even in Mallory, IIRC, he is treated shabbily.But Percival gets the Grail.&nbsp; And Lancelot, for all his skill, ability, and worldy experience cannot.&nbsp; This leads me to the conclusion that even foolish people can be paladins.&nbsp; I would argue that a Paladin commands respect, if at all, through deeds and actions.&nbsp; That's just my interpretation.&nbsp; Of course, YMMV.-stranger</blockquote>

[QUOTE="stranger, post: 252762, member: 5898"] I can name at least one "foolish" Paladin: Percival. In nearly all of the Grail stories, Percival is one of the Grail knights. In most of them, he is portrayed as an innocent, raised in the woods by his mother, and having no real worldly experience. He does not command respect from the other knights. In at least one (the Middle English Percyval of Galles), he is portrayed as an outright fool, who gains entry into the Roundtable by defeating a foe through sheer luck, though he cannot ride a proper war horse or use a proper lance. Even in Mallory, IIRC, he is treated shabbily. But Percival gets the Grail. And Lancelot, for all his skill, ability, and worldy experience cannot. This leads me to the conclusion that even foolish people can be paladins. I would argue that a Paladin commands respect, if at all, through deeds and actions. That's just my interpretation. Of course, YMMV. -stranger [/QUOTE]

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