The Holy Grail
"The Holy Grail is a dish, plate, stone, or cup that is part of an important theme of Arthurian literature. According to legend, it has special powers, and is designed to provide happiness, eternal youth and food in infinite abundance.
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Other works attempt to connect the Grail to conspiracy theories and esoteric traditions. In The Sign and the Seal, Graham Hancock asserts that the Grail story is a coded description of the Ark of the Covenant. For the authors of Holy Blood, Holy Grail, who claim that Jesus survived the cross to father children with Mary Magdalene, the Grail is a reference to the Merovingian lineage as the receptacle of Jesus' bloodline."
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Other works attempt to connect the Grail to conspiracy theories and esoteric traditions. In The Sign and the Seal, Graham Hancock asserts that the Grail story is a coded description of the Ark of the Covenant. For the authors of Holy Blood, Holy Grail, who claim that Jesus survived the cross to father children with Mary Magdalene, the Grail is a reference to the Merovingian lineage as the receptacle of Jesus' bloodline."
- Text from Wikipedia entry for "Holy Grail" (accessed 11/14/2015)
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Blog Posts and Articles
- "A Few Somewhat Connected thoughts on the Holy Grail and the Holy Bloodline Conspiracy" (Jason Colavito, 1/21/2016)
- "A Holy Bloodline Conspiracy Theory in Nineteenth Century France" (Jason Colavito, 1/14/2016)
- "Nova Scotia's "Sinclair" Castle: A Bizarre Paranormal, Penis-Worship Fantasy" (Jason Colavito, 3/30/2013)
- "The Jesus Bloodline and the Stuart Pretender" (Jason Colavito, 3/14/2013)
- "Review of America Unearthed S01E13: "Hunt for the Holy Grail"" (Jason Colavito, 3/16/2013)
- "Dan Brown and the Grail That Never Was" (Michael Heiser, 9/23/2011)
Other Online Sources
- "Debunking The Da Vinci Code" (Debunking Davinci)
