Kings of the Grail: Tracing the Historic Journey of the Holy Grail from Jerusalem to Spain
Studying artifacts at Cairo's University of Al-Azhar in 2011, academic historians Margarita Torres Sevilla and José Miguel Ortega del Río discovered parchments that indicated the location of the long-lost vessel known as the Holy Grail. During their three-year investigation they traced the Grail's 11th-century journey from the caliph of the Fatimid dynasty in Jerusalem to the Muslim emir of Dénia in Spain, and from there to Ferdinand I and its resting place in the Basilica of San Isidoro in León. Though they cannot account for the now-jeweled cup's first 400 years in the possession of the early Christians, they argue that there can be no doubt this was the chalice that those early Christians knew as the Grail.
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Recently discovered parchments in the Egyptian University of Al-Azhar have finally made it possible to identify the location where the Holy Grail has been kept for the last 1,000 years. Their discovery led Margarita Torres Sevilla and José Miguel Ortega del Río on a three-year investigation as they traced the Grail’s journey across the globe and discovered its final resting place in the Basilica of San Isidoro in León, Spain.
This is the definitive guide to one of history’s most sought-after treasures, the origin and object of both Arthurian myth and Christian legend, offering meticulously researched information to support an extraordinary discovery. Kings of the Grail presents the new, definitive historical and scientific facts that have come to light, unravelling the mystery that has surrounded the Holy Grail and taking the reader on a compelling and thought-provoking journey back through time.
| Author | Margarita Torres Sevilla |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Michael O'Mara Books |
| Place | London |
| Year | 2015 |
| ISBN | 9781782434047 |
| Binding | Paperback |
| Condition | Very Good |
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