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Myth of the Month 19: The Holy Grail -- pt. 2
Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong
The Grail Legend and the Crusades
The early grail stories say that the grail appeared, it was attained, and then later it disappeared from the earth. And this, i think, can be seen to parallel the temporary gain of jerusalem for the crusaders. There's also an echo of isaac and ishmael in the wulfram story of percival and pherifes. In that version, they make up and they marry into, they marry together into the same family, and they embrace the same faith.
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