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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

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The Silver Dishes in the Vulgate Cycle

The grail, lance, the sword and the silver dish may be included in order to balance out the picture. In some points it's said to hold blood that drips from the lance. Its history is unclear. Sometimes itis not given any history or back story at all. It seems as if maybe we have a certain patter pattern to work with here. What do we make of these four objects, and why are they paraded together in this grail procession?

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