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Holy Grail by Jackie-GMS __ The Holy Grail __ The legends and stories of the Holy Grail have been past down for hundreds of years. Throughout the ages the curiosity surrounding the mysterious treasure has never subsided. Even now historians try to unravel the secrets and better understand the stories of the Holy Grail. The Holy Grail has been “found” time and time again. It has remained one of the most illusive lore throughout the centuries and is still searched for by modern day archaeologists.

__What__ __Is The Holy Grail?__

 Many sp eculations surround what the Holy Grail actually is or if it is just a myth. Historians say that it may be the cup that Jesus drank out of on hi s last supper. Others say that it could be anything from the spear that the Roman guards used to stab Jesus while He hung on the Cross to the Nanteos Cup, a medieval mazer bowl crafted out of the cross that Jesus hung on. The historians also say the Grail could be located in the Prentice Pillar in the Holy Temple that is believed to be where the Temple of Solomon used to stand and where the treasures of the Je wish people were buried before the fall of Jerusalem. None of the Holy G rails are confirmed but the real Holy Grail is believed to be Holy Chalice in Valencia (shown in the picture below). The Chalice is a dark red agate cup with a nobbed stem and two handles that curve onto the inverted chalcedony cup with Arabic inscriptions on the lower part.





__The Legends of the Holy Grail__

The legends started with //Percival,// a series of books by Chrétien de Troyes, it details the quests of the Knights of the Round Table, taking particular interest in the Holy Grail. The stories detail the dangerous adventures of the morally perfect Bors, Galahad,and Percival, as they searched for the grail. The searcher's interest sparked when, as described in the tales, that when they entered Castle Corbenic they suddenly where struck by a vision of Joseph of Arimathea as a priest as angels brought in the Grail and the bloody spear that was used to pierce Jesus' side. A child also appeared above the grail and transformed into bread. Then Christ appeared and gave commu nion to the knights. Shortly after they set out to find the grail.

__The Search for the Holy G__ __rail__  The Search began in the Middle Ages and has endured throughout the centuries upon centuries of legends, myths, and lore. Three knights of the round table set out to find the Grail after seeing a vision. It is said that it was the knight Galahad that found the Holy Grail. In Arthurian legend it is documented that the Grail assented to heaven. However, the later stories and legends detail a Knights Templar that guards the sacred holy grail. Modern day historians and archaeologists still look for the Holy Grail today.

__Where Is the Holy Grail?__

 The Holy Grail is said to be found on numerous accounts throughout the ages. Nevertheless, the Holy Grail is located has been a buzzing topic since before the time of Jesus. The Holy Grail has remained elusive for centuries, escaping the searching eye of everyone from Crusaders to modern day archaeologists. There are many acclaimed resting places of the Holy Grail but none have been validated due to its mysterious nature and the fact that the stories are just that, stories. There have been countless candidates for the hallowed home the oldest ones dating back to Biblical times and still surfacing today. The candidates include Glastonbury, Marian Chalice, Nanteos Cup, and the Rosslyn Grail, to only name a few.

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__Work Cited:__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #101010; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Synan, Mariel. What Is the Holy Grail? Ask HIstory, 2015. Accessed 3 Feb. 2017. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">h [|ttp://www.history.com/news/ask-history/what-is-the-holy-grail__] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Quest for the Holy Grail. British Library Board. Accessed 1 Feb. 2017. [|__http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/mythical/grail.html__] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Eldrige, Addison. Holy Grail. Arthurian Romance ed., Encyclopedia Britannica, 2012. Accessed 3 Feb. 2017. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #428bca; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;">[|__] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #428bca; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;">[|https://www.britannica.com/topic/Grail__] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #101010; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">King Arthur in Legend: The Holy Grail. King Athur ed., Britannia.com LLC, 2011. Accessed 3 Feb. 2017. [|__http://www.britannia.com/history/arthur/grail.html__] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Fredricks, Bob. Historians claim to have recovered Holy Grail. 2015 [|__http://nypost.com/2014/03/31/historians-claim-to-have-recovered-fabled-holy-grail/__] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Brooks-Pollock, Tom. Nanteos Cup: 'Holy Grail' mythical wooden object recovered by police. [|__http://www.independent.co.uk/, 2015._]

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