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Were the Knights Templar really the guardians of the Holy Grail?

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Tony McMahon

Were the Knights Templar really the guardians of the Holy Grail?

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Category: Middle Ages Tags: al aqsa, Arimathea, Arthur, Arthurian, Boron, buried, Catholic, cauldron, Celtic, Chretien, Clement, cup, Hermann, Holy Grail, Holy Land, jerusalem, jesus, Joseph, king, Knightfall, knights, Kyot, Lancelot, legend, Monmouth, paris, Parzival, Percival, Philip, pope, Provence, Solomon, Templar, Thuringia, Toledo, tomar, Troyes, Wagner, Wolfram von Eschenbach

Love in the Middle Ages

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Tony McMahon

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On Valentine’s Day, History Today has published a great article on love in the Middle Ages which you can read here. For all you incurable romantics – here is Arthur and Guinevere portrayed by different actors.

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Category: Medieval Tags: Arthur, courtly, guinevere, Lancelot, love, Medieval, middle ages, troubador, Valentine

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Tony McMahon

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An odd tale from the medieval period… A Yuletide feast at the court of King Arthur is interrupted by a strange figure who enters on horseback. He has a green beard, green robes and is riding a green horse. He…

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Category: Uncategorized Tags: Arthur, Bertilak, Christmas, Gawain, Gawain & The Green Knight, Grail, Green Chapel, green knight, Holy Grail, king arthur, knight, Knightfall, Medieval, Round Table, Templar