Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Sir Galahad


Sir Galahad is one of the nights in King Arthur's knights of the round table and is Lancelot's son. Galahad is knighted by his father then he is brought to Camelot, when he gets to Camelot he walks over to the Round Table and takes his seat at the Siege Perilous. This place had been kept empty for the one person who would complete the quest of the Holy Grail. If anyone else sat there, it would have proved to be immediately fatal. Sir Galahad survives the event, witnessed by King Arthur and his knights. King Arthur asks the young Galahad to take a test which is pulling a sword from a stone. This he finishes with ease, and King Arthur swiftly proclaims Sir Galahad to be the greatest knight in the world. He is immediately invited to join the Order of the Round Table. according to Merlin that says that Galahad would be greater than his father in valor and be successful in his search for the Holy Grail. Sir Galahad seems as if he is inhuman. He defeats rival knights without effort, talks little to his fellow knights, and leads his companions to the Grail with a relentless determination. Of the three knights(Bors, Perceval, and Galahad) Galahad is the only one to complete the quest for the holy grail When he does, he is taken up into heaven like the biblical patriarch Enoch or the prophet Elijah, leaving his companions and friends behind.
Galahad is associated with a white shield with a vermilion cross, the very same emblem given to the Templars by Pope Eugene III.

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