The Great Ordeal Lyrics

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Cover art for The Great Ordeal lyrics by Blind Guardian

From the liner notes by Markus Heitz (author of "The Dark Lands"):

"THE GREAT ORDEAL" The order of the Children of the sun, as the knights choose to be called, consider themselves to be the defenders of the Sacred Heart and the grail as such. In order to win back their old reputation, they search for powerful artefacts to save them. They are the defenders of all that is good. Together with the knights, Nicolas and Eve set forth. They follow the tracks of the abductors. Where have they taken Magdalena?

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