Kings of the Grail
Subtitle: tracing the historic journey of the cup of Christ from Jerusalem to modern-day Spain
By: Margarita Torres Sevilla and Jose Miguel Ortega del Rio ; Translated from the Spanish by Rosie Marteau
Contributors: Ortega del Rio, Jose Miguel
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781468311358
Subjects: History; Legends; History and criticism; Christianity; RELIGION; Grail; General; HISTORY
Work titles: Reyes del Grial
Description: "The explosive new book that reveals the true location of the Holy Grail--hidden in plain sight for centuries 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. This groundbreaking find led Margarita Torres Sevilla and Jose Miguel Ortega del Rio on a three-year investigation as they traced the Grail's journey across the globe, with detective-like skill, and discovered its final resting place in the Basilica of San Isidoro in Leon, Spain. Finally, the dramatic story of the search for and discovery of the Holy Grail is told. Employing meticulous new historical and scientific research, the authors present the definitive history of the cup of Christ, cracking the mystery about one of the world's most sought-after treasures, the Holy Grail--the origin and object of both Arthurian myth and Christian legend and one of the most enduring stories of Christian literature and art. Compelling and thought-provoking, Kings of the Grail is a journey back through time that follows this ancient symbol back to its origins and forward to its place in our modern world"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-239) and index.

Translation of: Los reyes del Grial.
Table of contents: title: A thousand-year journey. Jesus Christ, the Last Supper, and Passover ; The Cup of Christ and its first resting place : the Christian Community of Jerusalem (first to second centuries CE) ; The Chalice's presence in Jerusalem according to Christian sources (third to eleventh centuries CE) ; The path of the cup of Mystery : the Grail in Islamic sources; title: The chalice in Leon. Ferdinand Al-Kabir, Emir de Liyun, first guardian of the Cup of Christ ; The Royal Protectresses of Leon and the legends of the Grail ; The Grail ... hidden in plain sight all along ; The Grail of San Isidoro : the basis of a sacred relic ; Other grails.