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wolves, it was said, could not be killed by About the Speaker:
. tional means. E. God was out of Sir Laurence Gardner, Kt St Gm, KCD, KT St A, is an
conventional means. Even ‘Joc was Out OF internationally known sovereign and chivalric geneal-
the picture, for only the power of Jesus ggist. He holds the position of Prior of the Celtic
Christ (the Saviour of humankind) could — Church of the Sacred Kindred of Saint Columba, and
defeat these diabolical beings. They were _ is distinguished as Le Chevalier Labhran de Saint
portrayed as devils, demons and emissaries Germain and Preceptor of the Knights Templars of
ae | «ad « Saint Anthony. Sir Laurence is also a Presidential
of Satan, who had to be exorcised and Attaché to the European Council of Princes (a consti-
destroyed by the monks and clerics. And tutional advisory body established in 1946), and
so the Church was in business with a whole — Chancellor of the Imperial and Royal Court of the
new genre of scary folklore to counter the — Dragon Sovereignty. He is formally attached to the
Grail Quest legends and esoteric artwork of | Noble Household Guard of the Royal House of
the "underground stream". fuatt founded at St permaonee in 1692, is ihe
On the one hand, there were the 2 ite Historiographer Royal by Appointment, an
] . u . is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
Albigensian tales of Swan Princes, Dragon
Queens and Elf Maidens, comprising the — Editor's Notes:
lore of the forgotten Bloodline and the Lost — * Correspondence for Sir Laurence Gardner should
Bride, wherein knights and chivalric cham- be sent to him care of his postal address: Columba
ions be acainst 4 5 5 House, PO Box 20, Tiverton EX16 5YP, UK.
ees batted against a ons toe vail Tn + Sir Laurence Gardner's first book, Bloodline of the
the sacred heritage of the Holy Grail. In poy Grail; The Hidden Lineage of Jesus Revealed,
these stories, there were wizards of the was published by Element Books in 1996 (ISBN 1-
Druidic school and wise hermits to guide — 85230-870-2 h/c), and is available in paperback
the knights upon their journeys and mis- _ (ISBN 1-86204-152-0). The second book in his Grail
sions. But nowhere in these tales of Bloodline series is Genesis of the Grail Kings: The
shantment did a gallant priest or bisho; Pendragon Legacy of Adam and Eve, published by
encnat a gal priest OF DISNOP Bantam Press/Random House in 1999 (ISBN 0-593-
ever ride to the aid of a damsel in distress, 04430-4).
for the Church was, in practice, the — Video and audio tapes of Sir Laurence Gardner's
adversary. presentation at the 1999 NEXUS Conference are now
available. Contact your nearest NEXUS office, or e-
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