Temples of the Grail : the search for the world's greatest relic

Temples of the Grail The search for the world's greatest relic

John Matthews, 1948-

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Subjects
Albrecht, > von Scharfenberg, > active 13th century. > Jüngere Titurel.
Sone de Nansay (Roman d'aventures)
Grail > Legends > History and criticism.
Literature, Medieval > History and criticism.
Arthurian romances > History and criticism.
Published
Woodbury, Minnesota : Llewellyn Publications 2019.
Language
English
Main Author
John Matthews, 1948- (author)
Other Authors
Gareth Knight (author), von Scharfenberg Albrecht, active 13th century (-)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
xiii, 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9780738757759
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: The Journey to the Grail
  • 1. Sacred Space
  • The First Temple
  • The Hebrew Grail
  • The Tabut
  • A New Temple
  • The Grail Chapel of Karlstein
  • The Christian Grail
  • The Earthly Paradise
  • Dwelling Places of God
  • 2. Sone and the Grail
  • Sone de Nansay: translated
  • 1. Prologue: The Beginning of Sone
  • 2. Sone's Early Adventures in Chivalry and Love
  • 3. Sone's Journey to England and Scotland
  • 4. Sone's Arrival in Norway and His Service to the King
  • 5. War and Single Combat
  • 6. The Visit to the Grail Castle
  • 7. Sone Receives Knighthood, Fights in Single Combat, and Is Loved by Odée
  • 8. The Abbot Requests the Sword; A Storm and Journey to Ireland
  • 9. The Shipboard Fight and Return to Norway
  • 10. Sone's Recovery from Wounds and His Departure
  • 11. Sone's Return and Rejection of Yde
  • 12. Tournament and False Knight
  • 13. Tournament at Machau and Some Symbolic Lances
  • 14. A Tournament in France; Sone and Henri at the French Court
  • 15. Souvrain Mesnil; Sone Prepares for the Tournament
  • 16. The Four-Day Tournament
  • 17. Arrivals from Norway and the Lay of Odée
  • 18. Return to Norway and Sone's Marriage to Odée
  • 19. The Visit to the Square Island
  • 20. Visitors from Ireland; Odée Gives Birth to Twins
  • 21. A Message from the Pope; Sone Fights the Saracens and Becomes Emperor
  • 22. Emperor Sone Rescues Odée and Fights Three Saracen Kings
  • 23. Sone Fights the Three Bangs
  • 24. Sone's Crusade
  • 25. Sone's Fame Spreads
  • 26. Sone's Son Henri Dispenses Justice
  • 27. Sone's Son Margon and the Lady Giloine
  • 28. Henri Becomes King of Jerusalem
  • 29. Sone's Son Becomes Pope
  • 30. A Family Reunion
  • 31. Henri and Welerans, the Sons of Sone's Brother, Are Tested
  • 32. Sone's Death
  • Explicit Sone de Nansay
  • 3. Islands of the Grail
  • The Prologue
  • Figure 1: Sone de Nansay's
  • Family Tree
  • 2. Sone's Early Adventures in Chivalry and Love
  • 3. Sone's Journey to England and Scotland
  • 4. Sone's Arrival in Norway and His Service to the King
  • 5. War and Single Combat
  • 6. The Visit to the Grail Castle
  • Perlesvaus
  • 17. Arrivals from Norway and the Lay of Odée
  • 19. The Visit to the Square Island
  • 4. The Great Temple
  • Figure 2: Titurel's Family Tree
  • The Vision of Titurel
  • Der Jüngere Titurel
  • The Temple of the Grail
  • The Home of the Grail
  • The Templum Dominum
  • Sacred Land
  • 5. The Kingdom of the Grail
  • The Mysterious Kingdom
  • The Letter of Prester John edited and translated
  • The Meaning of the Letter
  • Reports of the Patriarch John
  • The Mysteries of Thomas
  • The New Grail King
  • The Beautiful Garden
  • 6. Guardians of the Grail
  • The Secret Families
  • The Coming of Joseph of Arimathea
  • The Mysterious Vessel
  • The Friend of Jesus
  • Joseph Speaks
  • 7. The Throne of Solomon
  • The Throne of Bilquis and the Ship of Solomon
  • The Prison and the Stable
  • The Temple of Vision
  • The Church of the Grail
  • The Divine Mirror
  • Envoi
  • Appendix 1. The Knights of the Swan
  • Appendix 2. A Description of the Temple of the Holy Grail in Chapter III of the Heroic Poem Titurel by Sulpiz Boisserée
  • Bibliography
  • Index
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Matthews, a historian of Arthurian legends, and Knight, a researcher of Western magical traditions, team up again (after Arthurian Magic) in this piquant exploration of the Holy Grail and what has happened to those who tried to find it. They center their discussion around three specific retellings of the Grail legend: two 13th-century epics, Sone de Nansay (French) and Der Jüngere Titurel (German), and a 10th-century document purporting to be a letter from the fantastic "Prester John," the Christian monarch of an unspecified Far Eastern kingdom. (The core of the book is the translation and explication of the three documents.) Matthews and Knight begin with a brief discussion of the history of the home of the Grail as "sacred" or otherwise special space that can be found only by very particular individuals in very particular circumstances. The authors go to great lengths to situate these stories as part of the larger history of the Grail, tying in Arthurian legend, the history of the Crusades, and the Templar knights as they go, making their scholarly examination of literature feel like an attempt to convince readers that the Grail is real. Any reader intrigued by the Holy Grail's historical trail will love this. (June) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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