<P> Their first stop is a French - controlled castle . One of the soldiers tells the knights that they already have a grail , then taunts them with ridiculous insults . After a failed invasion of the castle , with the French soldiers throwing animals at them , the knights try sneaking into the castle in a Trojan Rabbit , but they forget to hide inside it . The rabbit is catapulted at them and crushes one of the knights ' servants . Arthur decides the group should break into smaller groups to seek the Grail . A modern - day historian , describing the Arthurian legends , is abruptly killed by a knight on horseback , triggering a police investigation . </P>
<P> Their first stop is a French - controlled castle . One of the soldiers tells the knights that they already have a grail , then taunts them with ridiculous insults . After a failed invasion of the castle , with the French soldiers throwing animals at them , the knights try sneaking into the castle in a Trojan Rabbit , but they forget to hide inside it . The rabbit is catapulted at them and crushes one of the knights ' servants . Arthur decides the group should break into smaller groups to seek the Grail . A modern - day historian , describing the Arthurian legends , is abruptly killed by a knight on horseback , triggering a police investigation . </P>
monty python and the holy grail who killed the historian
monty python and the holy grail who killed the historian
knight on horseback
knight on horseback