Holy Blood, Holy Grail
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Holy Blood, Holy Grail is a controversial 1982 speculative history book that proposes alternative theories about the life of Jesus, the Holy Grail, and secret societies such as the Priory of Sion.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Holy Blood, Holy Grail canonical | 3 |
| secret of the Holy Grail (fictional) | 1 |
| the Holy Grail symbolizes the bloodline of Jesus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9390185 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Holy Blood, Holy Grail Context triple: [Henry Lincoln, notableWork, Holy Blood, Holy Grail]
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A.
Holy Grail
The Holy Grail is a legendary sacred object in Christian and Arthurian tradition, often depicted as the cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper and later sought as a symbol of divine grace and ultimate truth.
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B.
Bloodline of the Holy Grail
Bloodline of the Holy Grail is a controversial book by Laurence Gardner that explores alternative theories about Jesus, the Holy Grail, and supposed surviving royal bloodlines.
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C.
Queste del Saint Graal
Queste del Saint Graal is a 13th-century Old French prose romance that recounts the spiritual quest of King Arthur’s knights for the Holy Grail, emphasizing mystical and religious themes.
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D.
The Grail Legend
The Grail Legend is a psychological and symbolic study of the Holy Grail myths that explores their archetypal significance within the framework of Jungian analytical psychology.
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E.
Grail
Grail is the NATO reporting name for the Soviet 9K32 Strela-2, a man-portable, shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile system widely used since the 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Holy Blood, Holy Grail Target entity description: Holy Blood, Holy Grail is a controversial 1982 speculative history book that proposes alternative theories about the life of Jesus, the Holy Grail, and secret societies such as the Priory of Sion.
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A.
Holy Grail
The Holy Grail is a legendary sacred object in Christian and Arthurian tradition, often depicted as the cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper and later sought as a symbol of divine grace and ultimate truth.
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B.
Bloodline of the Holy Grail
Bloodline of the Holy Grail is a controversial book by Laurence Gardner that explores alternative theories about Jesus, the Holy Grail, and supposed surviving royal bloodlines.
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C.
Queste del Saint Graal
Queste del Saint Graal is a 13th-century Old French prose romance that recounts the spiritual quest of King Arthur’s knights for the Holy Grail, emphasizing mystical and religious themes.
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D.
The Grail Legend
The Grail Legend is a psychological and symbolic study of the Holy Grail myths that explores their archetypal significance within the framework of Jungian analytical psychology.
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E.
Grail
Grail is the NATO reporting name for the Soviet 9K32 Strela-2, a man-portable, shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile system widely used since the 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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speculative history book ⓘ |
| author |
Henry Lincoln
ⓘ
Michael Baigent ⓘ Richard Leigh ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
controversial
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speculative ⓘ |
| claimsBasedOn | Dossiers Secrets d’Henri Lobineau ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
biblical scholars
ⓘ
professional historians ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
lack of historical rigor
ⓘ
use of dubious sources ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative history
ⓘ
conspiracy literature ⓘ religious history ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Messianic Legacy ⓘ |
| influenced | Dan Brown ⓘ |
| inspired | The Da Vinci Code ⓘ |
| ISBN | 0-224-00747-0 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| marketedAs | non-fiction ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
linking Jesus to a royal bloodline
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popularizing modern Grail conspiracy theories ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 600 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| proposesTheoryThat |
Jesus Christ had descendants
ⓘ
Jesus Christ married Mary Magdalene ⓘ
linked to:
Jesus Christ
the Holy Grail symbolizes the bloodline of Jesus ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Blood, Holy Grail
the Merovingian dynasty descends from Jesus ⓘ the Priory of Sion protects the bloodline of Jesus ⓘ
linked to:
Priory of Sion
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| publicationDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape ⓘ |
| setInContextOf |
Christian history
ⓘ
European medieval history ⓘ |
| subject |
Christianity
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Holy Grail ⓘ Jesus Christ ⓘ Merovingian dynasty ⓘ Priory of Sion ⓘ bloodline of Jesus ⓘ secret societies ⓘ |
| wasSubjectOf | copyright infringement lawsuit against Dan Brown ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Holy Blood, Holy Grail Description of subject: Holy Blood, Holy Grail is a controversial 1982 speculative history book that proposes alternative theories about the life of Jesus, the Holy Grail, and secret societies such as the Priory of Sion.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Holy Blood, Holy Grail
linked to: Holy Blood, Holy Grail