King Arthur and the Holy Grail

The Holy Grail is one of the most controversial mythical objects in history. It is believed to be many things, varying from the cup that Christ and the disciples drank out of at the last supper, to what we learned in class as it actually being a head (or, to go with Professor Hall's theory, a stepladder). The Grail was representative of the values of the knights, as in many of the various legends of Arthur and his knights, the knights could rarely aspire to the level of purity that was required to obtain the grail. Even Sir Galahad, in one of the legends, was only pure enough to simply see the grail, but even he could not obtain it. This exemplifies the idea that the Grail could not be obtained by just anyone, but rather it could only be obtained by the purest of people. Again, the Grail itself is a mystery, as no one has seen its true form, so that it could have easily been something simple as a clay cup. Finally, part of the mystery of the Grail is that it is not necessarily known where it is located. Hollywood and various other movies have tried to make up a location for the Grail, but many times these locations have no real sense, or their location is so false that it could only be done in a movie. There are several cathedrals that claim to have the Grail, and there are also two other locations that people believe that the Grail may be hidden, but as of yet these rumors have not been proven.