GRAIL

orGRAAL, ‘The Holy Grail, or nerail, was a miraculous ve el which med the subject of many medieval mances, ‘There are many versions of the ‘dimval legend, but in most of them the sil is a cup sent from heaven and used by rist at the Last Supper. Joseph of imathea got po e ion of it, but after, death the eral, owing to the sinful of its guardians, was snatched back te aven, there to be retained until a saintly ro worthy of the charge should appear earth. Naturally, the Holy Grail tered into the legends of King Arthar d his knights, three of whom, Galahad, rcival, and Bors sct out in quest of it. AS ang in these legends symbolises y. [s. 160]