Also: the French Knights were assembled in Provencal. “Graal” was a word unique to that region, meaning, “dish.” That the Sancta Caliz was a dish, not stemware, would have been quite surprising to the British. (It has since been made into stemware by the addition of a jeweled stem and base.)
Arthur I of Brittany disappeared, mysteriously. His supposed grave is on Avalon.
As punishment for John’s usurpment of the British throne, the Catholic Church placed an interdict on England. Restoring Arthur to the throne would mean that the English could once again receive from the chalice, which, according to Catholic doctrine would bestow eternal life on those who did so worthily.
Nonsense it was a power dispute between John and the megalomanic Lotario dei Conti di Segni. It was custom the the Archbishop of Canturbury was chosen by the English. Innocent III pulled a fast one.
Restoring Arthur to the throne would mean that the English would be ruled by a guy six years dead.
the chalice, which, according to Catholic doctrine would bestow eternal life on those who did so worthily.
Is that from the Holy Document of Vatican Law?