The sword encased in stone

"Unjust judgment has almost become commonplace among historians and the average reader: the Dark Ages. It is unfair, we claim, as the knighthood is full of light and sparkle that still dazzles our eyes. The wonderful light that radiates from the Goblet of the Grail; the Holy Cross the mystic, sword-engraved sword, the flash of Excalibur, fantastic legends, the knights of King Arthur and his Round Table, fabulous figures like Merlin, Parsival, Sir Lancelot, the mistress of the Lake, real heroes from Richard the Lionheart to the Hungarian St. Ladislaus including Montsalvat, the Krakow Chevaliers of Syria, the magnificent, sky-breaking cathedrals of the flaming Gothic, the death-defying love of Tristan and Isolda, would this be the Dark Ages? , the unreserved respect for the ladies, the myth of heroism and courage that speaks so sweetly and sadly from the instrument of the troubadours. nor can a shield embroidered with a reason, lions, or eagles, obscure the duality of the ideal and reality of the world of knights. The knight of the Middle Ages is a rude, ruthless, deceitful, greedy, infamous, and deceptive figure whose essence is fighting, bloodshed, despite the almost rampant belief. This duality is perhaps best reflected in the extraordinary history of the Knights Templar. Well, if the dear reader is willing to try to pull out the sword enclosed in stone as King Arthur, the legendary Excalibur can possess wonderful adventures, including the liberation of the Holy Land and the Tomb of Jesus, take part in horrific battles and eventually win it, that he may bow his head before the simple little country girl, Jeanne D Arc, who has been sanctified into Johanna. "