The Holy Grail is a religious artifact held in high praise throughout the Christian world. It was the cup which Jesus Christ supposedly drank from at the Last Supper and the cup used by Joseph of Arimathea to capture the blood of Christ at the crucifixion after being stabbed by the Spear of Destiny. It is said whom ever drank from the vessel would gain eternal youth.[1]
History
1st century[]
When Jesus Christ was crucified one of his Apostles Joseph of Arimathea[2] used a cup from the Last Supper catch the blood of Christ after being stabbed.[1] On his way across Europe he founded many churches, one of them being located in Northern Spain.[3] He travelled to Glastonbury Tor in England with the Holy Grail.[1]
Quest for the Holy Grail[]
In the 6th century, King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table sought out the Holy Grail on a quest.[4] It was originally kept at Glastonbury Tor in Britain.[1] Most of the knights returned badly wounded, or worse. It was said the grail was guarded by the Lady of the Lake.[5]
16th century[]
In 1566 the Church was taken over by a cult of Vampires who where searching for the Holy Grail. The town folks burned the church to the ground killing many of the vampires.[3]
Modern Era[]
Ben Gallagher was a writer obsessed with the legend of the Holy Grail. He became involved with the ongoing war between the Green Knight and the forces of the Bane, and was granted the Pendragon spirit which had once belonged to Sir Percival, which gave him superhuman powers. Ben, alongside his lover Kate McClellan, was one of the Knights of Pendragon who was involved in the final battle with the Bane. He was killed, then resurrected, but ultimately gave up his life to save the life of Union Jack.[6]
When the industrial entities known as the Manchester Gods materialized in Otherworld and began assimilating the landscape, the Asgardian trickster god Loki was sent to Otherworld by the Asgardian All-Mother to assist in the efforts against the Manchester Gods. While there, Loki requested that Niamh show him the Holy Grail that she protected, as the Asgardian death goddess Hela required its magic waters to heal the wounds inflicted upon her by the Dísir; however, the skeptical Niamh denied Loki's request.[5] Loki eventually became sympathetic to the cause of the Manchester Gods and detonated several symbolic locations which empowered the traditional gods and lords of Otherworld, causing the battle to shift in favor of the Manchester Gods, at which time they pressured their enemies into signing a treaty under terms favorable to them. In return for Loki's assistance in the Manchester Gods' victory, their representative Master Wilson distracted Niamh with masses of paperwork so that Loki could sneak Hela to the Holy Grail and heal her wounds.[7]Properties
- Immortality Granting: Those who drink from the Holy Grail are granted immortality.[6]
See Also
- 7 appearance(s) of Holy Grail
- 1 minor appearance(s) of Holy Grail
- 15 mention(s) of Holy Grail
- 5 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Holy Grail
- 3 image(s) of Holy Grail