Gahmuret is a hero of Parzival, the father of Parzival and Feirefiz. We learn his story reading books 1 and 2. For a medieval epic, it's quite usual to begin with the parentage and birth of the hero, but in Parzival the story of the father is told in greater detail. The first book tells us mostly about his adventures at Zazamanc and his marriage with Belakane. In the second book he becomes the French king and marries Herzeloyde.
Gahmuret "the Angevin" is the second son of the King of Anjou which is inherited by his brother, Galoes. So Gahmuret decides to travel to seek fortune. He explores through Baruchin Baghdad the rest of the region and ends up in Kingdom of Zazamanc in North Africa, where he marries the Queen, Belakane. Eventually he lives her for some reason, but the Queen is pregnant, and later she has a son, Feirefiz. Gahmuret meanwhile goes to visit his cousin Kaylet, who tells him all bout the British Court and the story of Tristan. He decides to go to a tournament and he wins, the prize is Lady Herzeloyde. After he learns that his mother and brother are dead, and Gahmuret barters one tournament for a month from Herzeloyde. On his tournament in Baghdad, he is killed by the Babylonians. Herzeloyde, who is pregnant at the time, later gives birth to their son Parzival.
Gahmuret is renowned for his skill in battle, his virtuous character, his wanderlust (his symbol is the anchor, and he twice abandons his wives, children, and kingdoms), and is most famous for the achievements of his remarkable children.
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