Tomb of Sir Richard
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| ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE | |
| Tomb of Sir Richard | |
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| Culture | Medieval European |
| Location | Venice, Italy |
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The tomb of Sir Richard was an underground crypt in the catacombs of Venice, Italy. After three brothers who were Knights of the First Crusade discovered the Holy Grail, two of the brothers returned to Europe more than a century later. One of them, Richard, died on the route home, and was buried in a stone coffin in this room, along with his shield, which served as a marker to describe the way to find the Grail. Several other graves were also located in this chamber.
In 1938, using clues researched by Henry Jones, Sr., Indiana Jones and Elsa Schneider found their way from the church-turned-library in Venice through the rat-filled catacombs to the tomb, now partially flooded with seeping oil and water. They opened Richard's coffin and discovered the shield. Jones made a rubbing of the inscription on the shield, revealing that the Grail was located near Alexandretta.
However, to protect the Grail from discovery, Kazim and other members of the Brotherhood of the Cruciform Sword attempted to kill the two archaeologists by igniting the oil in the tomb. Hearing the sound of rushing flames and screaming rats, Jones quickly overturned the knight's coffin into the water and used it to trap air in a safe space while the flames surrounded them. Scouting around underwater, Jones found a way out, and led Schneider to their escape route which led them back through to a sewer cover on the piazza outside the library.
