The Lancelot Grail

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Vulgate Cycle

The Lancelot-Grail, or Pseudo-Map Cycle, is a major source of Arthurian legend. It is a series of eight medieval French prose volumes (in the edition of Alexandre Micha) that tell the story of the quest for the Holy Grail. The work is divided into five sections. The last three were actually the first to be written; the first two apparently came later. They are:

The Estoire del Saint Grail (The History of the Holy Grail), about Joseph of Arimathea and his son Josephus bringing the Grail to Britain.

The Estoire de Merlin (also called the Vulgate or Prose Merlin), about Merlin and the early history of Arthur.

o To this section is added the Vulgate Suite du Merlin (Vulgate Merlin Continuation), adding more of Arthur's early adventures.

The Lancelot propre (Lancelot Proper), the longest section, making up half of the entire cycle. It concerns the adventures of Lancelot and the other Knights of the Round Table, and the affair between Lancelot and Guinevere.

The Quest del Saint Grail (Quest for the Holy Grail), about the Grail Quest and its completion by Galahad.

The Mort Artu (Death of Arthur), about the king's death at the hands of Mordred and the collapse of the kingdom.

The work was soon followed by the Post-Vulgate Cycle, a work based on the Vulgate but differing from it in many respects.

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Reference: The Lancelot-Grail Reader (2000) edited by Norris J. Lacy ISBN: 0815334192

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Monty Python's Holy Grail (Screenplay)
Please Read This Bit Before Reading The Screenplay: This is the official 'Unofficial' Monty Python And The Holy Grailscreenplay. This file contains the script as it was on March 20 1974,before filming took place. There are many minor differences from whatappears here and what ended up on the screen.

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+ GALAHAD
+ I have seen the Grail! I have seen it - here in this castle!
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+ DINGO
+ No! Oh, no! Bad ... bad Zoot!
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+ GALAHAD
+ What is it?
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+ DINGO
+ Bad, wicked, naughty Zoot! She has been setting fire to our beacon, which -
+ I have just remembered - is grail-shaped ... It is not the first time we've
+ had this problem.
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+ GALAHAD
+ It's not the real Grail?
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DINGO
Wicked wicked Zoot ... she is a bad person and she must pay the
penalty. And here in Castle Anthrax, we have but one punishment
... you must tie her down on a bed ... and spank her. Come!

GIRLS
A spanking! A spanking!

DINGO
You must spank her well and after you have spanked her you may
deal with her as you like and then ... spank me.