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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 Holy Grail Story by Alfred Lord Tennyson

Alfred lord tennyson was the first one to adapt the holy grail story for an ostensibly serious reading audience. He wrote a poem called sir galahad describing the adventures of the knight Galahad, seeking theholy grail. Tennyson goes on to become the poet laureate of britain through most of victoria's reign and is sort of the defining literary vision of good victorian literature.

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