Gornemant's niece is Blanchefleur, whom Percival later marries after successfully defending her city against attackers.
In Book IV Parzival meets and falls in love with the maiden Condwiramurs when he lends his aid to her town, which is under siege.
He trains under the experienced Gornemant then falls in love with and rescues Gornemant's niece Blanchefleur.
She created the roles of Blanchefleur in Kienzl's opera Der Kuhreigen (1911), Ariadne in Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos (1912), the Empress in his Die Frau ohne Schatten (1919), and Marie/Marietta in Korngold's Die tote Stadt (1920), which was also the role in which she debuted at the Metropolitan Opera on November 19, 1921.