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Fianna
Fianna was a warrior band which was established to protect the high king of Ireland and the kingdom. It was generally called Fianna Éireann . Conn ...
By Jimmy Joe
Galahad's Tradition
As stated earlier on the Perceval's Tradition page, there are two main Grail heroes, Perceval and Galahad. In this story, we're now concentrating o...
By Jimmy Joe
Grail Castle
The Grail Castle was the enchanted home of the Grail Keeper. The Grail Keeper was sometimes called the Fisher King or Maimed King. According to the...
By Jimmy Joe
Vulgate History of the Grail
Around 1227-1235, a large compilation of the trilogy about Lancelot and the Grail was completed by an unknown French writer or writers. It original...
By Jimmy Joe
Joseph of Arimathea
This story is taken from a work titled Joseph d'Arimathie (c. 1200). It was written by a Swiss-French poet named Robert de Boron. Boron was probabl...
By Jimmy Joe
Origin of the Grail
Here, you will find two different versions about Joseph of Arimathea and the origin of the Holy Grail - the original poem by Robert de Boron and th...
By Jimmy Joe
The Ship and the Tree
Several times I have mentioned the magical ship. The vessel, we learned, was built during the time of King Solomon of Israel. The posts themselves ...
By Jimmy Joe
Swords
Of all the weapons man has made, it was the sword which contained noble, symbolic and mystical meaning. Swords frequently appeared in the Grail leg...
By Jimmy Joe
The Fisher King and Maimed King
You may have wondered who this Fisher King is. The Fisher King appeared in the first Grail story by Chretien de Troyes. He was the uncle of Perceva...
By Jimmy Joe
Joseph of Arimathea and the Grail
In the New Testament of the Christian Bible, Joseph was a rich man from Arimathea, a town probably about 30 kilometres north-east of Jerusalem. The...
By Jimmy Joe
Holy Grail
The Holy Grail became the source of the greatest quests in the Arthurian legends. The Grail was often called Sangreal , and san greal literally mea...
By Jimmy Joe
Grail Legend
The quest of the Holy Grail was considered to be the greatest adventure in Arthurian legend. However, the man who first wrote about the grail never...