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    Holy Grail - Wikipedia
    First appearancePerceval, le Conte du Graal
    Created byChrétien de Troyes
    GenreChivalric romance
    TypeReligious relic
    Etymology

    The word graal, as it is spelled in its earliest appearances, comes from Old French graal or greal, cognate with Old Occitan grazal and Old Catalan gresal, meaning "a cup or bowl of earth, wood, or metal" (or other various typ… See more

    Medieval literature

    The literature surrounding the Grail can be divided into two groups. The first concerns King Arthur's knights visiting the Grail castle or questing after the object. The second concerns the Grail's earlier history in the time of … See more

    Later traditions

    In the wake of the Arthurian romances, several artifacts came to be identified as the Holy Grail in medieval relic veneration. These artifacts are said to have been the vessel used at the Last Supper, but other details vary… See more

    Modern interpretations

    Since the 19th century, the Holy Grail has been linked to various conspiracy theories. In 1818, Austrian pseudohistorical writer Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall connected the Grail to contemporary myths surroundin… See more

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