Holy Grail

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Holy Grail

• Alayna Dye
• Alexis Sapp

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History

• 2 cups, bowel, Mary
• The Sangreal is another name for the Holy Grail
  sang real come to mean, "True Blood"
• A legendary sacred vessel associated with divine
  revelation, whose origins go back to the Last
  Supper.

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Story

• Chretien de Troyes was the first author to write
  about the Grail. Perceval was the hero who
  witnessed the procession of people carrying
  mystical objects. To Chretien, the grail was a
  platter or dish, the Grail contain a holy host
  that able to sustain life Chretien say that the
  vessel was holy, he did not make explicit
  connection between Christ and the Grail. It was
  unfortunate that Chretien never finished this
  tale.

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Story

• A French poet named Robert de Boron wrote two
  books, concerning the Grail.
• Boron says that Grail was the cup or chalice used
  by Christ at the Last Supper, and later at the
  Crucifixion, when Joseph of Arimathea used the
  Grail to catch the blood of Christ.
• The Bible placed no special emphasis on the cup
  except that it was only used at the Last Supper
  the cup was never seen again in the Bible.
• There was no connection between Joseph and the
  Grail in the gospels.
• Boron says that the Rich Fisher, named Bron, who
  was the brother-in-law of Joseph that brought the
  Grail to Britain.
• Vulgate text said Joseph and his son Josephus,
  who brought the Grail to Britain.

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King Arthur

• The Grail quest represented a heroic and mystic
  adventure attempted by the Knights of the Round
  Table and was achieved by Sir Bors, Sir Percival,
  and Sir Galahad.
• Lancelot and Arthur went on a quest to find the
  holy grail but it ended up being given to Galahad

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Work Cited

• http//www.arthurian-legend.com/more-about/more-ab
  out-arthur-4.php. 2004. Patrick Taylor. August
  22, 2008.
• http//www.timelessmyths.com/arthurian/grail.html
  Background. June 24, 2006. Jimmy Joe. August 22,
  2008.

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Work

• Alayna- looked up history. Worked on power point.
• Alexis-looked up how it linked to King Arthur.
  Worked on power point.