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| The secrecy around the powerful Order of the ], and the speed with which they suddenly disappeared over the space of a few years, has led to many different '''Knights Templar legends'''. These range from rumors about their association with the ], to questions about their association with the ]. Recent speculation about the Templars has further increased because of references to them in bestselling books such as '']''. (see: ]) | |||
| == Legendary headquarters == | |||
| Many legends surround the location of the Templar's first headquarters on the ], which had been assigned to them by King ]. They were in operation there for 75 years. | |||
| The Temple Mount is sacred ground to Jews, Christians, and Muslims, and is believed to be the location of the ruins of ], and the ancient resting place of the ]. Some legends say that the Templars dug tunnels under the Temple Mount, and found the ], or remnants of the ] from the ]. Pseudo-historical books such as ] claim that the Templars discovered documents hidden in the ruins of the Temple "proving" that Jesus survived the Crucifixion and/or was married to Mary Magdalene and had children by her. Indeed, the supposition that the Templars must have found ''something'' under the Temple Mount lies at the heart of most Templar legends and pseudo-historical theories. There is no physical or documentary evidence, however, to support such a supposition. | |||
| == Relics == | |||
| Other legends of modern invention say the ], or ], was found by the Order and taken to ] during the suppression of the order in 1307, and that it remains buried beneath ]. | |||
| Some sources claim that the Templars discovered secrets of the ] who had built the original and second temples at the Temple Mount, along with knowledge that the Ark had been moved to ] before the destruction of the first temple.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} Allusion to this is made in engravings on the ], great influence over the building of which was had by ], the Order's patron. Further links to both the search by the order for the Ark and to its discovery of ancient secrets of building are supposedly suggested by the existence of the monolithic ] in ], Ethiopia, which stands to this day but whose construction is incorrectly attributed to the Knights Templar. | |||
| Some scholars, such as ], and fringe researchers argue that the Knights Templar may have found the ] treasure of the ] ] in the tunnels beneath the Temple Mount. They suggest that this might explain one of the ] which were later brought against the knights by the ]. | |||
| ==Mysterious deaths of the Order's nemeses== | |||
| The Order was disbanded in large part because of heavy pressure from King ] of the ]. The last Grand Master of the Order, ], was burned at the stake in 1314. Legend has it that he issued his dying curse against the King and Pope, since the Pope died a month later and the King died later that year in a hunting accident, and succession passed rapidly through his three sons between 1314 and 1328. This led many to believe that the dynasty had been ]d – thus the name "]". | |||
| == Friday the 13th == | |||
| Many modern stories (including '']'') claim that when King ] had hundreds of Templars simultaneously arrested on October 13, 1307, that started the legend of the unlucky ]. However, closer examination shows that though the number 13 was indeed considered historically unlucky, the actual association of Friday and 13 seems to be an invention from the early 1900s. | |||
| ==Claims of descent and revival== | |||
| Some historians and authors have tried to draw a link from ] and its many branches to the Templars. This alleged link remains a point of debate. ]s in the Ancient and Accepted ] such as the Knight of ], the Knight of ], and the 32nd Degree in ] make reference to a "]" connection, but this is usually dismissed as being ceremonial and not historical fact. | |||
| John J. Robinson makes an utterly unsupported and unsupportable case for the Templar-Masonic connection in his book '''', in which he alleges that some French Templars fled to ] after the suppression of the Order, fearing persecution from both Church and state. He claims they sought refuge with a ] of Scottish ]s within which they began to teach the virtues of ] and ], using the builders tools as a metaphor; and eventually they began taking in "]s" (men of other professions) in order to ensure the continuation of the Order. According to Robinson, the Order existed in secret in this form until the formation of the ] in 1717. An example of Templar-Masonic transitory symbolism can supposedly be found in ] owned by the first Earls of Rosslyn ] a family with well documented ties to Scottish ], however Rosslyn Chapel itself dates from at least 100 years after the suppression of the Templars. | |||
| The case is also made in ] and ]'s book '']''. | |||
| However, historians Mark Oxbrow, Ian Robertson,<ref></ref> Karen Ralls and Louise Yeoman <ref></ref> have each made it clear that the Sinclair family had no connection with the Mediaeval Knights Templar. The Sinclairs' testimony against the Knights at their 1309 trial is not consistent with any alleged support or membership. In "The Templars and the Grail"<ref>Ralls, Karen - "The Templars and the Grail" - Quest Books; 1st Quest edition (May 25, 2003), ISBN 0-8356-0807-7 (see p.110 - quoting "The Knights Templar in England" p.200-1)</ref> Karen Ralls states that among some 50 who testified against the Templars were Henry and William Sinclair. | |||
| The ] is one infamous example of a "]Templar" group, founded in 1984, that claimed descent from the original Knights Templar; there are several other self-styled orders that also claim to be descended from, or revivals of, the Templar Order. One such organization is the ] (SMOTJ), an ] society based on the ]s of the medieval Knights Templar and principles of chivalry. However, the order is not a genuine ], having neither official state recognition nor a head of state as sovereign. SMOTJ was created in 1804 and is dedicated to the preservation of the holy sites in and around ], ] works, and ] research. In 2001, the most prominent faction of the SMOTJ was recognized by the ] as a ]. | |||
| Some people point out a few assumed similiarities between Knights Templar and ].<ref></ref> This is mainly because of the similar flags, the Knights, a square cross flared at the ends, and the modern ], a square cross, without flared ends. Also, the Knights were known for their banking. | |||
| The idea that the knights were teaching 'stone masons' obedience and chivalry is at odds with what is known about Scottish history where such things were already known, Mediaeval Scotland being every bit as feudal as any other European country of the time. | |||
| Ultimately, throughout history and to this day, various organizations have tried to claim links to the original Templar order. To date, none of these claims is historically verifiable nor widely accepted in academia. | |||
| ==Knights Templar in Scotland== | |||
| During the 14th century, England under ] was at war with Scotland. In 1314 he engaged the Scots in the ]. A tale invented by a Parisian romance-writer in the 1700s would have it that the Scots won the battle largely due to the intervention of the Knights Templar on the side of their King ]. In reality, none of the contemporary or near contemporary accounts of the battle at Bannockburn mention the Knights Templar at all, and the ] King ] had very good reason to have nothing to do with the Templars, since he was desperate to keep on the right side of the Pope and of the King of France. It is also worth noting that the Knights Templar had fought for Edward I at the battle of Falkirk in 1297. Militarily he managed very well without them from 1307-1314 and from 1314-1328 and the story could only be seen as a sop to English pride - the 'real' reason for their loss isn't because they were fighting against the Scots but against an elite force of knights. | |||
| This legend is the Basis for Degrees in ] known as the ] | |||
| ==Discoverers of the New World== | |||
| Some fringe researchers {{Fact|date=February 2007}} list Templars among the crew of ]'s legendary voyage from Scotland to North America in 1398 despite the dissolution of the Order earlier in the century. Speculation surrounding Templar relics raises the possibility that the Knights Templar possessed the charts of ].{{Fact|date=February 2007}} ]' navigators were members of the extant Portuguese Templar Order, ], and the Templar cross was featured prominently on the sails of his ships in 1492. | |||
| == Legendary associations with other Orders == | |||
| ], ] and ] symbolism at the "Quinta da Regaleira" (1892-1910), ], ].]] | |||
| Further speculation revolves around the Templar's association with other Orders. This matter is additionally confused because some Orders, such as the ], started adopting Templar symbols and traditions in the 1700s. (''See: ]'') Another modern (but much smaller) order that claims Templar ancestry is the ]. | |||
| ] and ] claim that the Knights Templar stored ], linking them to a myriad of other subjects: the ], the ]s, the ], ] and the ], the ], the ], the ], lost ]s or ]s of ], ] or ] (such as a "]"), ], ], and, ultimately, ] and the ] of ]. This, in turn, has contributed to the Knights Templar having several influences on ]. | |||
| ==Skull and crossbones== | |||
| A Masonic legend speaks of three Templars searching the site of ]'s burning and finding only his skull and femurs. These they took with them and allegedly were used as the impetus to create the first ] flag of Piracy, so that they would never forget.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} This same symbol is used today by the Yale ] society as well as the ]. | |||
| == Rumored locations== | |||
| ] and some construction lines; possible source of inspiration for Templar constructions]] | |||
| The following is a list of some of the places that have been associated with the Knights Templar, either in fiction or legend, but which have not yet been proven to have a factual association. | |||
| * ] in Jerusalem | |||
| * ], Nova Scotia (fabled western outpost) | |||
| * Church at Laon in France | |||
| * Round Church of Lanleff in Brittany, France | |||
| * The castle of Barberà in Spain | |||
| * The castle of Ponferrada, a village in León, Spain | |||
| * Chapel Chwarszczany in ] | |||
| * ], site of the ] in ] | |||
| * ] and Orphir Church in Scotland | |||
| * ], England | |||
| * Holy Sepulchre in ], England | |||
| * St Sepulchre's in ], England | |||
| * La chapelle saint-Georges d'Ydes in ] | |||
| * ] (Castle of the Knights Hospitaller) ] | |||
| * Church of San Jacopo in Campo Corbolini, in Florence ] | |||
| * ], Portugal | |||
| * ], in Tomar, Portugal | |||
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| ==Notes and references== | |||
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| ==External links== | |||
| * Official Website of the Grand Priory of Knights Templar in England and Wales | |||
| * About Templars : hidden treasures and a small village in the south of France : Rennes-le-Château. | |||
| * Popular history of the Templars | |||
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