wandering grail

[MASCARO at humnet.ucla.edu]

Don mentions:
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  A variant on this is that Joseph of Arimethea 
>and Jewish-Christian fellow travellers came to settle in England with
>the Grail in their possession.
>
>Some groups, like the Armstrongs' World Wide Church of God, still embrace
>these myths.

I long ago read a book called HOLY BLOOD HOLY GRAIL (I think; can't remember 
author's name either) which *argued* that Joseph of A. with the Grail and his entourage 
actually came over to the south of France (which of course they would have to, eh Paul?) 
and eventually Jesus' blood (I think He might have even still been alive in this version) 
founded either the Carolingian or Merovingian dynastic lines.  Somewhere the papal 
remove to Avignon gets folded into the tale as well. Ever hear any of this, Don?

john m