Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Are the Indiana Jones films
historically accurate?
by Mark Hughes
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Fact |
| Indiana Jones and treasure hunters were after the
Cross of Coronado, an ornament once belonging to Francisco
Coronado. |
The Cross of Coronado does not exist. |
| The Brotherhood of the Cruciform Sword is a secret
religious cult that protects the Holy Grail. |
No secret religious cult exists by that name, but if we knew their
name they wouldn’t be very secret. |
| The grail is found in the "Canyon of the Crescent
Moon." |
The "Canyon of the Crescent Moon" is actually the ancient rock
city of Petra in Jordan. The building shown in the film is Al Khazneh,
literally "The Treasury"; it is the most elaborate building in
Petra. |
| Sir Richard, a Knight Templar of the First Crusade,
has the eternal task of protecting the grail. |
No notable "Sir Richard" was involved with the First Crusade. The
Knights Templar was founded after the first crusaders captured
Jerusalem; the knights were charged with protecting Christian pilgrims
traveling to see holy relics. |
| The Holy Grail can bestow immortality. |
The Holy Grail has never been found, so there is no evidence to
show it has any powers or gifts to bestow. |
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