Book Description
Realm of the Ring Lords exposes the magical world – and historical fact – behind the grail and ring legends. In the course of this breathtaking exploration, Gardner demonstrates the historical truths and significance behind much of European folklore and fairy tales – ranging from Dracula to Santa Claus, from Robin Hood to Lorna Doone, and the grail quest to the Lord of the Rings. Most important, he demonstrates how these basic themes have consistently represented the best and brightest aspirations of humanity.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

In Bloodline of the Holy Grail, Laurence Gardner uncovered the marriage of Jesus and Mary Magdalene, and explained how their descendants were sovereign by blood.

In his latest work, Gardner reveals that beginning in the 1st century, Imperial Rome decreed the Messianic heirs be hunted down and put to the sword. Then, by virtue of an illegal dictate, the realm of the Ring Lords was supplanted by the material and territorial reigns of the papal kings. He explains how the Catholic Church fraudulently usurped this monarchy through a forged document called the Donation of Constantine, which in 751 AD established the Pope as the supreme spiritual and temporal head of Christendom.Through an analysis of folklore and fable, he makes a compelling case that the Ring Quest and the Messianic bloodline of the Grail dynasty stem from a common historical base￯﾿ﾽwhich began more than three millennia before the Gospel era. He also illustrates how the author J. R. R. Tolkien, the composer Richard Wagner, and the poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson all understood the power and connection between the Grail and Ring symbolism. His thesis delves into deeply-held myths and legends￯﾿ﾽfrom Robin Hood to fairies, from Santa Claus to Count Dracula￯﾿ﾽto identify the conspiracy against the Ring Lords that has undermined Western culture for centuries.

Readers will also discover:

* How an assassination sealed the fate of the Messianic line
* The difference between Church kingship and the true kingship of the Sangreal (the Blood Royal, or Holy Grail)
* How the Cathars, Knights Templar, and Rosicrucians fought for the legacy of the Holy Grail

Interest in the Grail and Ring mythology is growing steadily. In May, 1999, Garner gave a lecture based on his Realm of the Ring Lords thesis at the Nexus Conference in Sydney, Australia. While there, he was asked to give technical advice on the screenplay of the forthcoming film of Tolkien￯﾿ﾽs Lord of the Rings trilogy, due for release in Spring 2001.

About The Author:
Laurence Gardner is author of Bloodline of the Holy Grail and Genesis of the Grail Kings. He is an internationally renowned sovereign genealogist and historical lecturer, Chancellor of the Imperial Dragon Sovereignty, Prior of the Sacred Kindred of Columba, Preceptor of the Knights Templar of St. Anthony, and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. He resides in the U.K.

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