The Nanteos Cup
Folklore and Heritage from Country House to the Internet
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8934959 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Juliette Wood (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 133 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 439-462 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Folklore (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-587X • E-ISSN: 1469-8315 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0015587x.2022.2123131 |
| OpenAlex | W4312783629 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 23 |
The colourful urban legend that surrounds the Nanteos cup features escaping monks, secret tunnels, and a crusader, but perhaps more than any other factor, it is a tribute to the power of the Internet. This damaged medieval mazer bowl, unearthed during renovations at a monastic site, found its way into a stately home in Wales. It was exhibited at an archaeological meeting, gained a local reputation for ‘healing’, and was absorbed into early twentieth-century speculations about the holy grail. At the end of the twentieth century, references to the object could be found in a handful of paper scraps recording cures, occasional accounts in local newspapers and guides, and a series of family letters in the National Library of Wales, plus hints in popular works about the grail. In the twenty-first century, Internet notices have risen exponentially, and the object is now on display at the National Library in Aberystwyth
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Folklore · Holy Grail · Legend · Media studies · Newspaper · Object (grammar · Power (physics · Sociology · Statue · The Internet · Tribute · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Religious Tourism and Spaces
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‘I expected … something’
Strata Florida
An English Chautauqua
A Disgruntled Tourist in King Arthur's Court
Tourism and legends archaeology of Heritage
Abbeys and Priories of Medieval Wales
British or Welsh? National Identity in Twelfth-Century Wales
The Holy Grail
The Holy Grail
Presidential address given to the Folklore society, March 2004[1]
Rationalized Motifs in Urban Legends
The Holy Thorn Ceremony
Wrestling with the Social Value of Heritage
Ethnic myths and ethnic revivals
Folklore and Historic Preservation
Theorizing Heritage
Filming Through the Mists of Time
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |