
Holy Grail in America
TV Movie · Documentary
Overview
In 1898, a Minnesota farmer clearing trees from his field uprooted a large stone covered with mysterious runes that tell a story of land acquisition and murder. The stone allegedly dates back to 1362. Initially thought to be a hoax, new evidence suggests the find could be real, and a clue that the Knights Templar discovered America 100 years before Columbus, perhaps bringing with them history's greatest treasure... the Holy Grail. Follow the clues as experts use erosion studies on the rune stone and match symbols in Templar ruins all over Europe to support this theory. Stones with similar markings have been found on islands across the Atlantic Ocean, and in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Is it possible the Knights Templar, long thought to have been massacred, escaped on an incredible journey and were leaving clues to the whereabouts of the stone?
Top Cast


James Lurie
James Lurie
Narrator (voice)
James Lurie
Narrator (voice)
Alice Kehoe
Alice Kehoe
Herself - Anthropologist
Alice Kehoe
Herself - Anthropologist
Anatoly Liberman
Anatoly Liberman
Himself - Philologist, University of Minnesota
Anatoly Liberman
Himself - Philologist, University of Minnesota
Darwin Ohman
Darwin Ohman
Himself - Grandson of Olof Ohman
Darwin Ohman
Himself - Grandson of Olof Ohman
Scott Wolter
Scott Wolter
Himself - Forensic Geologist & Author, The Hooked X
Scott Wolter
Himself - Forensic Geologist & Author, The Hooked X
Tom Trow
Tom Trow
Himself - Past Archaeologist, Minnesota Historical Society
Tom Trow
Himself - Past Archaeologist, Minnesota Historical Society
Florian Ledermann
Florian Ledermann
Himself - Past President, Runestone Museum
Florian Ledermann
Himself - Past President, Runestone Museum
James Scherz
James Scherz
Himself - Prehistoric Cartographer
James Scherz
Himself - Prehistoric Cartographer
Simon Brighton
Simon Brighton
Himself - Author, In Search of the Knights Templar
Simon Brighton
Himself - Author, In Search of the Knights Templar
Erling Haagensen
Erling Haagensen
Himself - Author, The Templar's Secret Island
Erling Haagensen
Himself - Author, The Templar's Secret Island
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