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[[Image:sangreal-concept.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Sangreal, Anti-Ascended Weapon]]
==Summary==


The Sangreal is the Ancient Merlin's Anti-Ascended Weapon which is theorized to be able to neutralize Ascended Beings. The object has been part of Earth's Arthurian legends as the Holy Grail.
==Earth Mythological References==
The Holy Grail has been part of Arthurian legends since the French ''Perceval, le Conte du Graal'' (The Story of the Grail), written by Chrétien de Troyes ca. 1180. A German author, Wolfram von Eschenbach, presented his own Perceval story involving the ''graal'' with ''Parzival'' ca. 1210. In Wolfram's version, the Holy Grail is a stone, rather than a cup or chalice, which possesses great powers (such as healing). This stone was thought to have fallen from Heaven and had been the sanctuary of the Neutral Angels who took neither side during Lucifer's rebellion.
The Sangreal as a stone is in another story which says it was an emerald which came out of Lucifer's crown when he fell from Heaven. This stone is also associated with moldavite, a substance formed by a meteor impact.
The Holy Grail in the more popular Arthurian legends say that it was Christ's cup at the Last Supper (Holy Chalice), while others expand on that theme and say it was used to catch Christ's blood at the Crucifixion. It was said to have been carried by Joseph of Arimathea to Britain and kept safe by a special group of guardians.
The Quest of the Holy Grail by the Knights of the Round Table is also another popular Arthurian legend. The Round Table was introduced by Anglo-Norman author Wace in 1155 in ''Roman de Brut'' (The Story of Brutus), but not linked to the Holy Grail. According to Robert de Boron, a French poet, and the Vulgate Cycle (1227-1235), the Round Table was devised and created by Merlin and could seat 150 knights. Various later versions of the legend change the number of knights who could sit at the Table. No matter how many knights the Table could accommodate, it was only a handful of men, such as Perceval, Lancelot, Bors, Gawain, and Galahad, who were associated with the Quest of the Holy Grail throughout the various versions of the legend. And throughout these various versions, it was a different knight who actually achieved the goal — the most popular being Galahad from the Vulgate Cycle and continued in Sir Thomas Malory's ''Le Morte d'Arthur'' (The Death of Arthur) ca 1469-1470.
==Stargate References==
[[Image:workinprogress.jpg]]
==Episodes==
* [[9.18 "Arthur's Mantle" Episode Guide|9.18 "Arthur's Mantle"]]
* [[9.19 "Crusade Part 1" Episode Guide|9.19 "Crusade Part 1"]]
* [[9.20 "Camelot Part 2" Episode Guide|9.20 "Camelot Part 2"]]
==Gallery==
==Related Characters==
* [[Merlin]]
==Related Articles==
* [[Arthur's Mantle]]
* [[Avalon]]
==Further Reading==
* [http://www.timelessmyths.com/arthurian/roundtable.html Timeless Myths: Knights of the Round Table]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangreal WikiPedia: Sangreal]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Chalice WikiPedia: Holy Chalice]
* [http://www.mythome.org/ArthurSL.htm The Many Story Lines of King Arthur]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldavite WikiPedia: Moldavite]
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--[[User:DeeKayP|DeeKayP]] 20:43, 26 March 2006 (PST)

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