'*Myth of the Holy Grail*'
MYTH OF THE HOLY GRAIL
The Grail was said to be the cup of the last supper and the crucifixion to have received blood flowing from Christ's wound. It was brought to Britain by Joseph of Arimathea, where is lay hidden for centuries.
The search for the vessel became the principal quest of the knights of king Arthur. It was believed to be kept in a mysterious castle surounded by a wasteland and guarded by a custodian called the fisherking, who suffered from a wound that would not heal. His recovery and the renewal of the blighted lands depended upon the sucessful completition of the quest.
Equally, the selfrealisation of the questing knight was assured by finding the Grail. The magical properties attributed to the Holy Grail have been plausibly traced to the magic vessels of Celtic myth that satisfied tastes and needs of all who ate and drank from them.
