The Holy Grail

Many people are aware of the legends relating to this relic and its importance in the "Quest" but the actual story regarding the possible origin of The Grail is as complex as the legends that surround it.

Firstly we can look at the Celtic Grail with its dark mysticism and the stories of the cauldron of Annwn, a magical vessel that belonged to the mythical Giant/King Bran The Blessed, this was one of the earliest legends and tells us of a great cauldron that, if a dead warrior was placed into it at the end of a day he would rise again in the morning live and well but without the power of speech. There also exists a tale of the Celtic Cauldron of Knowledge, one taste from this vessel and all wisdom past, present, and future is the gift of the tasters, this also links with the tale of Taliesin.

There is also an Eastern tradition of Grail legends associated with Suffism and the Zoroastran faith, there also exist tales of an other-worldly green stone that give us tantalising glimpses into another dimension of the tales but it is with the Christian Grail that most are familiar.

Even here though things are not as straightforward as they seem. What if we consider the possibility of not one Christian Grail but three? There may be every chance that three separate cups give rise to these best known of stories, the cup of The Last Supper, the cup of Joseph of Arimathea, and a cup used by Mary Magdalene. Each of these cups is separate and distinct from each other, but each one contributes to the tapestry that eventually becomes the legend.