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BIGBROTHERBEAR: To all the knights of the round table thank you! for making this series come alive. to all the friends that have made when i walked this journey with you I thank you! to all the wonderful stories and laughter we had i want to thank you this series closes today with great sadness , but of course something new has come to take its place "The Iron Man" i know the quest for holy grail was made great by great cachers so i bow to you all thank you! thank for for the great stories, logs it was great joy to listen and read.

BEAR

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Hidden : 10/11/2012

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Knights of the Round Table

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The Quest for the Holy Grail Challenge

First to Find JDLC1936 & RonTon Congratulations

NOTE:
This cache is not at the posted coordinates.
You need to have found
Sir Safir GC3YGFT
in order to get the coordinates to this cache.

You come forth to test your worthiness to take on the Quest for the Holy Grail Challenge. First you must test yourself with 25 Knights of the Round and do battle with The Fisher king. You must find every cache in order on the list below.
This quest will test you on all levels. Remember cache at your own risk!!
Remember to be good ambassadors to nature, we as geocacher's have responsibility to leave it as we found it, so others may in enjoy natures glory. Always replace the cache back the way you found it, so others may enjoy the find.
Please no pictures of the cache and its placement, no hints in logs as to where the cache is hidden. I will delete any log that does this and invite you to repost log.

Sir Bors, King of Gannes
Sir Bors was the favourite cousin of Sir Lancelot, and the son of King Bors of Gannes (probably Vannes in Brittany) & Queen Evaine. After the death of King Bors at the hands of King Claudas, his young sons, Bors the Younger - who had nominally succeeded as King - and Lionel, were taken into captivity. They were, however, rescued by Seraide, High-Priestess of the Lady of the Lake, to whom she entrusted their care. They were thus brought up with their cousin Lancelot.

Bors travelled to King Arthur's court with Lancelot. Along with Gawain and Bedivere, he acted as a messenger between King Arthur and his Imperial Roman enemy, Lucius. Subsequently becoming a central figure in the King's European campaigns as Arthur's personal guard. He became a great warrior, wielding Duke Galeholt's sword and easily recognized by a distinctive scar on his forehead.

Sir Bors came to the attention of the daughter of King Brandegoris of Stranggore who desired to be the centre of his attentions. Although he was an avowed chaste Knight of the Round Table, she conspired with her nurse to have him pleasure her. With the aid of a magic ring, the lady's servant enchanted Bors into making love to the princess and, as a result, he became the father of Helain le Blank. Despite this indiscretion, Bors' purity enabled him to become an important Grail seeker.

During his quest, Bors stayed at the castle of King Amans and championed his younger daughter. He was living an austere life at the time, eating only bread and water and sleeping on the floor. During the night, he had two dreams showing him the choices he would face the following day. Should he save his brother, Lionel, from captivity and torture or a virgin from deflowerment? Should he make love to a temptress or allow her and her maidservant to jump from their tower? He chose the latter option in each case. Lionel was not happy at being abandoned by his brother and later attacked him in a blazing rage. Bors refused to defend himself, but a hermit was killed when he tried to intervene and Bors was forced to take up his weapon. A column of fire from Heaven finally stopped the fight. Along with Galahad, Percivale and Amide, Bors became the third of the Round Table Knights to achieve a viewing of the Holy Grail. He was the only one to return alive to Arthur's court.

Despite his innocence, Bors took it on himself to advise Lancelot concerning his affair with Queen Guinevere. He even acted as peacemaker for the adulterous pair and, later, accompanied Lancelot into exile, where he was given the lands of King Claudas. He returned, at Lancelot's side, during the Civil War with King Arthur and when extinguishing the remnants of Mordred's rebellion. Bors eventually joined Lancelot at his hermit retreat, but, after the latter's death, he returned to Gannes to put his house in order. Finally, he left, with Sirs Ector, Blamore and Bleoberis, to fight on Crusade in the Holy Land where he was killed.

Remember that this is a public hunting area, so use standard precautions and blaze orange during hunting seasons.

Permission was granted to place this cache by: Brian Preston Executive Director Dubuque County Conservation Board
For more on Dubuque County Conservation Board, visit the Dubuque County Conservation Board home page

1.	The Road to Camelot GC3VX22
2.	Sir Mordred GC3YF3G
3.	Sir Alymere GC3YG33
4.	Sir Guinglain GC3YG82
5.	Sir Brunor GC3YG8W
6.	Sir Tegyr GC3YGAC
7.	Sir Dagonet GC3YGB0
8.	Sir Ector GC3YGC0
9.	Sir Kay GC3YGDR
10.	Sir Pelleas GC3YGF5
11.	Sir Safir GC3YGFT
12.	Sir Bors GC3YGG6
13.	Sir Lamorak GC3YGGR
14.	Sir Palomides GC3YGH2
15.	Sir Lucan GC3YGHC
16.	Sir Brunor the Black GC3YGJ5
17.	Sir Bleoberis GC3YGJG
18.	Sir Bedivere GC3YGK4
19.	Sir Gareth GC3YGKG
20.	Sir Tristram GC3YGM6
21.	Sir Lionel GC3YGMK
22.	Sir Percivale GC3YGN0
23.	Sir Gawain GC3YGNP
24.	Sir Lancelot GC3YGNY
25.	Sir Galahad GC3YGP6
26.	King Arthur GC3YDCQ
27.	Fisher King GC3YGPC
28.	The Quest for The Holy Grail GC3WKNB
29.	Excalibur "Bonus Cache" GC3YXRP