CHAPTER II

THE 'LANZELET' OF ULRICH VON ZATZIKHOVEN

Lancelot--Theories as to origin of name--M. de la Villemarqué-- Professor Rhys--M. Gaston Paris--Professor Zimmer--Professor Foerster--Proposed Celtic derivation unsatisfactory 8-10

Summary of poem 11-17

Discussion of poem--Contradictory character of contents; not necessarily proof of late origin 18-21

Process of evolution sketched 23-25

Connection between _Lanzelet_ and _Parzival_ of Wolfram von Eschenbach--Not merely a superficial borrowing of names-- Necessity for critical edition of the _Lanzelet_, and careful comparison of the two poems 25-29