The Holy Grail and Joseph of Arimathea

In order for the Holy Grail to have a history, it couldn't have simply been tossed aside like the rest of the dishes form the Last Supper — it needed at protector who recognized its value and was pledged to keep it safe. This task falls to Joseph of Arimathea in Christian legends. Some stories have him travelling to southern France and settling down there; other stories take him all the way to Britain. As a consequence, many different sites claim to be the burial place of the Holy Grail.