Articles related to "Grail"



Sir Percival the Innocent
Find out how close Sir Percival came to achieving the Holy Grail and why he fell just short of its glory.
• sir percival • king arthur • holy grail • innocent • round table

Book Review - Unholy Grail
First one Jesuit priest, then another, turns up dead, right after meeting with journalist Brittany Hamar. When she calls on Father Romano, he is wary ... but intrigued.
• d l wilson novels • 2007 thriller reviews • unholy grail review • books like davinci code • religious thrillers

BATTLE ROYALE: The holy grail of bootleg tapes
The movie BATTLE ROYALE is discussed in secret without the prior knowledge of the feds.
• battle royale • movies • cinema • film • tv

Glastonbury and the Holy Grail
The Holy Grail, Glastonbury Abbey, and the miraculous red water at Chalice Well.
• glastonbury • england • somerset • britain • holy

In Pursuit of the Chocolate Grail
A review of the Chocolate Bible--does it really live up to its name?
• chocolate • bible • cookery • cuisine • cocoa

Knights at the Opera, Part 4 - Wagner's Grail operas
Swans, sorcerers, sharp instruments, and Christian relics take on special significance in Wagner’s <I>Lohengrin</I> and <Parsifal</I>.
• opera • opera • knights • knight • crusades

Questing Marilyn: In Search of My Holy Grail, Personal Growth Through Travel
This is a review of the book Questing Marilyn: In Search of My Holy Grail, Personal Growth Through Travel.
• travel • personal growth • britain • ireland • scared sites

Review: Kingdom of the Grail by Judith Tarr
This week's article is a review of <u>Kingdom of the Grail</u> by Judith Tarr.
• beowulf • france • roland • tarr • historical fantasy

The Quest for the Holy Grail
Set out with the brave and valiant Knights of the Round Table on their Quest for the Holy Grail! ...But first, just what is the Holy Grail? Find out!
• quest • holy grail • knights • king arthur • round table

A Quest-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic
This week's article is a book review of Fantasy anthology <u>A Quest-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic</u> edited by Margaret Weis.
• quest • grail

Film Review: Monty Python
One of the silliest (but also rather strangely accurate) films about the Middle Ages comes from the woefully irreverent British comedy troupe, Monty Python.
• monty python • holy grail • monty python and the holy grail • king arthur • spamalot

Historical Fantasy Travel Poll
From Beijing to bordellos, from Henry VIII to Robert E. Lee, we gave our readers a choice of historical locations to visit. Take a look at the choices.
• forbidden city • tombstone arizona • civil war • tudor dynasty • holy grail

Monty Python--New on DVD!
Coconuts for a horse, the knights of NI, and a not quite dead guy. What more can we say?
• monty python and the holy grail • 1975 • king arthur • knights • comedy

Review: Out of Avalon edited by Jennifer Roberson
This week I review Fantasy anthology <u>Out of Avalon</u> edited by Jennifer Roberson.
• avalon • king arthur • myrddin • merlin • grail

Sir Galahad the Pure
Join Sir Galahad on his quest for the Holy Grail and his wish for heavenly peace.
• sir galahad • lancelot • knight • holy grail • pure

Sir Gawain the Courteous
Meet Sir Gawain, the most courteous Knight of the Round Table, and read of his adventures with the Green Knight.
• sir gawain • holy grail • king arthur • knight • camelot

Sir Lancelot the Handsome
Meet the brave Sir Lancelot. Find out about his love affair with Queen Guinevere and see just how close he came to finding the Holy Grail...
• sir lancelot • king arthur • holy grail • knight • camelot

Symbolism in Rosslyn Chapel
Instantly famous from the release of "The da Vinci Code," many of Rosslyn Chapel's mysteries were lost in literary translation. This article focuses on symbolic carvings.
• symbolism • rosslyn chapel • william sinclair • real estate • the da vinci code

The Apprentice Pillar
Instantly famous from the release of "The da Vinci Code," Rosslyn Chapel's mysteries were lost in literary translation. This article's focus is the Apprentice Pillar.
• the apprentice pillar • rosslyn chapel • the da vinci code • holy grail • william sinclair

The Enigma of Mary Magdalene
Two thousand years have done nothing to quench the curiosity over Mary of Magdalen. What follows is a overview of the most controversial woman in the New Testament.
• mary magdalene • the holy grail • gnosticism • davinci code • the gospel of mary

Nazi SS Archeologist
Otto Rahn was a historian and archeologist whose work for the SS made him a possible inspiration for the villains of the Indian Jones series
• otto rahn • real life indiana jones • albigensian • catharism • albigensians

Eric Idle may sue Shrek
Eric Idle stormed out of Shrek the Third premiere after he noticed animators lifted jokes from Monty Python's Holy Grail and Spamalot
• eric idle • shrek the third • dreamworks animation • john cleese • monty python and the holy grail

Film Review: Indiana Jones
Harrison Ford and Sean Connery battle Nazis and secret orders while searching for the Holy Grail.
• middle ages • medieval • indiana jones • grail • spear of longinus

Glastonbury Tor
It may be the resting place of the Holy Grail, or simply home to many varied historical sites. Either way, it's a dramatic sight on the horizon.
• glastonbury tor • glastonbury • holy grail • glastonbury abbey • ley lines

Glastonbury, the Isle of Avalon?
Part one of a series of articles about mystical Glastonbury, England.
• glastonbury • avalon • camelot • arthur • king

King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table
Visit the Age of Chivalry and have a peek into the Legends of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.
• king arthur • arthurian legend • celtic mythology • celts • chivalry

London Walks - The Temple
The historic area known as the Temple has housed London's legal profession since 1320. One of London's most atmospheric areas, it appeared in the Da Vinci Code film.
• temple church • da vinci code • temple home to london's legal profession • the temple area - changed little in 500 years • great inns of court.

Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the King
Based on Sir Thomas Malory's 15th century Morte d'Arthur, Victorian Poet Laureate Alfred, Lord Tennyson fleshes out the characters of Arthur, his knights, and Guinevere.
• king arthur • arthurian legend • alfred lord tennyson • victorian poetry • sir thomas malory

Montsegur and the Cathars
Cathar oppostion to the Church of Rome culminated in an act of barbarism which still brings hundreds of visitors to a remote commune in the foothills of the Pyrenees
• the cathars • the da vinci code • the holy grail • simon de montfort • the crusaders

Prehistoric Megaliths of Paimpont
Step back three thousand years in time to visit these prehistoric sites that were already ancient when the Arthurian legends were drafted.
• hotié de vivianne • tombeau des geants • garden of monks • king arthur legend • grail

Searching for the Goddess
Searching for the Goddess. Thousands of years before Christianity came to Europe, there was the Goddess
• european travel • goddess • goddesses • gods • artemis

Sir Tristan
Join Sir Tristan on his quest for the Holy Grail.
• sir tristan • iseult • isolde • romantic love • king mark

Spamalot Secrets
Inside dope from Graham Chapman about the creation of the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, from which the musical Spamalot is "lovingly ripped off".
• graham chapman • monty python's flying circus • monty python and the holy grail • spamalot • john tomiczek

The Da Vinci Code
I just finished one of the best books I’ve ever read – <b>The Da Vinci Code</b> by Dan Brown. This best-seller, 36 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list and counting, has captured the imagination of readers everywhere – me included.
• the da vinci code • dan brown • roman catholic church • mary magdalene • leonardo da vinci

The Da Vinci Code
I just finished one of the best books I’ve ever read – <b>The Da Vinci Code</b> by Dan Brown. This best-seller, 36 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list and counting, has captured the imagination of readers everywhere – me included.
• the da vinci code • dan brown • roman catholic church • mary magdalene • leonardo da vinci

Tréhorenteuc, Broceliande Gateway
Visit the attractive Val Sans Retour at Tréhorenteuc, a good base to explore the forest of Broceliande, and the myth of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
• king arthur legend • grail • val sans retour • tréhorenteuc • broceliande

Accessible Tourism in Valencia
Valencia in the northeast of Spain is a superb destination for disabled or older travellers. Some useful access information for visiting Valencia.
• accessible tourism valencia spain • valencia by wheelchair • public transport in valencia for disabled • disability information for valencia • accessible beaches around valencia

Byzantium 330-1453: A Special Exhibition Preview
"Byzantium 330-1453" describes the art and culture of the Byzantine Empire through objects from collections in Europe, the United States, Russia, Ukraine and Egypt.
• art museum exhibitions • byzantium 330-1453 • royal academy of arts • medieval byzantine art history culture • byzantine empire

Dan Brown Versus Catholicism
The release of the movie The Da Vinci Code staring Tom Hanks enraged some sections of the Catholic Church. Here is a look at why.
• the da vinci code and the catholic church • author dan brown • tom hanks and audrey tatou • mary magdalene married to jesus • the holy blood and the holy grail

King Arthur
Meet the once and future legendary king of the Britons!
• king arthur • celtic mythology • arthurian legend • guinevere • merlin

King Arthur - part 2
More on the once and future legendary king of the Britons!
• king arthur • celtic mythology • arthurian legend • guinevere • merlin

More Merlin Legends
Even more tales and trivia
• merlin • trivia • lugh • leprechauns • morgan

Perfect Body
Obsession with the perfect body is becoming the norm
• perfect body • our society’s quest for the perfect body is the ne • obsession with the perfect body is becoming the no • eating disorders • disordered eating

Petra Eighth Wonder of the World
Petra, Jordan's greatest treasure, is in the running to become one of the new Seven Wonders of the World.
• jordan tourist destination • petra ancient city • holy grail • new seven wonders of the world • indiana jones and the last crusade

Spirits and Celtic Traditions
The context of the Merlin legends
• merlin • spirit • myrrdin • celt • celts

The Cursed House of Astolot
Lady of Shalott is a famous poem chronicling the life and death of Elaine, fair maid of Astolat. Less known is the story of her brother, and his children, Jack and Jill.
• jack and jill • bernard • astolat • house of astolat • oscar fay adams

The Fool and The Fisher King
Unlocking the mysteries of the Tarot and Grail with the Fool as the key. This is the first of what will be a series of articles on Tarot and Arthurian legend.
• tarot • grail • fisher king • king arthur • arthurian

Where was Camelot?
Explore the connections between Camelot and a hill-fort 12 miles from Glastonbury.
• camelot • camlann • cadbury • south • arthur


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