*The authors of "Holy Blood, Holy Grail", in 1982, wrote that "Since 1956, a quantity of relevant
material has been deliberately and systematically "leaked" in a piecemeal fashion, fragment by
fragment. Most of these fragments purport, implicitly or explicitly to issue from some "privileged" or
"inside" source. Most contain additional information, which supplements what was known before and
thus contributes to the overall jigsaw. Neither the import or the meaning of the overall jigsaw has yet
been made clear, however.
   Instead, every new snippet of information has done more to intensify than to dispel the mystery.
The result has been an ever-proliferating network of seductive allusions, provocative hints, suggestive
cross-references and connections. In confronting the welter of data now available, the reader may
well feel he is being toyed with, or being ingeniously led from conclusion to conclusion by successive
carrots dangled before his nose. Underlying it all is the constant, pervasive intimation of a secret--a
secret of monumental and explosive proportions. (bk-1,96-97)
    *In 1982 & 1986, 3 authors, Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh and Henry Lincoln published "Holy
Blood, Holy, Grail" followed by "The Messianic Legacy" which revealed a secret order similar in
structure to Freemasonry, founded in Europe twelve centuries before the Grand Lodge was officially formed in 1717.
   This order protects both the "Holy Grail" and the Merovingian bloodline. The Merovingians teach
that Jesus fathered children by Mary Magdelene. The Merovingians claim to be the offspring of that
union, and as such assert that they are Jews of the Davidic line.
    *Another element of the "Grail" legend is the spear supposed to have pierced the side of Jesus, also
known as the "Spear of Longinus" or the "Spear of Destiny". Whoever posseses this spear, it is said,
will rule the world. The Merovingians, whose descendants are the Hapsburg pretenders to the
Austrian throne today are in possession of this spear. It is on display at the Hapsburg Museum in
Vienna, Austria. (bk-2,46)
 

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