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Whatever else there may be, there is always the questing knight championing the cause of justice, slaying dragons in the woods of course, seeking romance or adventure, but more often something higher—the Holy Grail. He is immortalized in our collective memory—the pure knight who had “the strength of ten.” Searching, ever-striving, overcoming obstacles in pursuit of his goal. | Whatever else there may be, there is always the questing knight championing the cause of justice, slaying dragons in the woods of course, seeking romance or adventure, but more often something higher—the Holy Grail. He is immortalized in our collective memory—the pure knight who had “the strength of ten.” Searching, ever-striving, overcoming obstacles in pursuit of his goal. | ||
The mystic vessel of great sanctity played an important role in the stories of the Table Round. It flickered in and out of myriad tales—now clothed in white samite, now veiled in shining mist. It appeared only to those who had most closely attained the ideal of the fellowship—Galahad, Bors, Lancelot, and Percival. It provided the spiritual raison d’être of Arthur’s kingdom. | The mystic vessel of great sanctity played an important role in the stories of the [[Round Table|Table Round]]. It flickered in and out of myriad tales—now clothed in white samite, now veiled in shining mist. It appeared only to those who had most closely attained the ideal of the fellowship—Galahad, Bors, Lancelot, and Percival. It provided the spiritual raison d’être of Arthur’s kingdom. | ||
[[File:Holy-grail-round-table-bnf-ms fr-116F-f610v-15th-detail.jpg|thumb|King Arthur and his knights see a vision of the Holy Grail]] | [[File:Holy-grail-round-table-bnf-ms fr-116F-f610v-15th-detail.jpg|thumb|King Arthur and his knights see a vision of the Holy Grail]] | ||