Did Godfrey of Bouillon find the Grail? The First Crusade and Albert of Aachen’s “suspended vase”
Besson, Florian
Did Godfrey of Bouillon find the Grail? The First Crusade and Albert of Aachen’s “suspended vase” - 2024.
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In his Historia of the First Crusade, Albert of Aachen describes a relic placed in the heart of the Templum Salomonis, in Jerusalem, discovered by the crusaders during the capture of the Holy City: a golden vase containing the blood of Christ. A Grail before the term existed! This relic speaks volume about how the chronicler imagines the Holy Land and the First Crusade.
Did Godfrey of Bouillon find the Grail? The First Crusade and Albert of Aachen’s “suspended vase” - 2024.
91
In his Historia of the First Crusade, Albert of Aachen describes a relic placed in the heart of the Templum Salomonis, in Jerusalem, discovered by the crusaders during the capture of the Holy City: a golden vase containing the blood of Christ. A Grail before the term existed! This relic speaks volume about how the chronicler imagines the Holy Land and the First Crusade.
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