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added account from Sir James Knowles "King Arthur and His Knights", page 329
The '''Holy Grail''' was believed to be the cup that [[Jesus]] used in the [[Last Supper]] to present the wine used to represent the new covenant in his blood. Legends claim that the Grail was a golden goblet similar to the holy vessels for the drink offerings in the temple, that the Grail was protected by the [[Templar Knight]]s and that the Grail was eventually hidden on the island of [[Avalon]].
The '''Holy Grail''', also called the '''Sangreal''', was believed to be the cup that [[Jesus]] used in the [[Last Supper]] to present the wine used to represent the new covenant in his blood. Legends claim that the Grail was a golden goblet similar to the holy vessels for the drink offerings in the temple, that the Grail was protected by the [[Templar Knight]]s and that the Grail was eventually hidden on the island of [[Avalon]]. In ''King Arthur and His Knights'', by Sir James Knowles, on the death of Sir Galahad a hand came from heaven and took the ''Sangreal'' and the [[Holy Lance|spear of Longinus]] and bore them out of sight.<ref>''King Arthur and His Knights'', compiled and arranged by Sir James Knowles, based on Mallory's ''Morte d'Arthur'', illustrated by Louis Rhead, Chapter XII, Random House Value Publishing, Children's Classics, page 329.</ref>
The grail is a frequent goal for legendary heroes, and it, like the [[Holy Lance]], is rumored to have special healing properties. The Holy Grail was first featured in literature sometime late in the 12th century, when [[Chretien de Troyes]] wrote his poem, ''The Story of the Grail''. While common knowledge describes the grail as a [[chalice]] or cup of sorts, in reality, it was first portrayed as a bowl or dish.
The grail is a frequent goal for legendary heroes, and it, like the [[Holy Lance]], is rumored to have special healing properties. The Holy Grail was first featured in literature sometime late in the 12th century, when [[Chretien de Troyes]] wrote his poem, ''The Story of the Grail''. While common knowledge describes the grail as a [[chalice]] or cup of sorts, in reality, it was first portrayed as a bowl or dish.