The Knights Templar

I have been doing some independent research on the Knights Templar after getting into them through books and movies. This Guild intriged me, so I have been following the history of the Templar Knights. Through my research I have found that there may be evidance that a small handfull of Knights who escaped the arrestes with some of the secrets and/or treasures either to Scotland or Scandinavia, as well as merging with other franternities such as the Free Masons. But there are some therories that I have come up with after digging around and reading many different articiles of the history of The Knights Templar. One thing that I have found to be very odd is that both Pope Clement and King Phillip both died within a year after the arrests of a very large amount Knights. I haven't been able to find any evidence to to back this up but I believe that the Knights Templar had a handful of assassin's that were similar today mercinaries. I wonder if those who escaped persicution ended up being the ones who murdered those responsible for disbanding the Templar Knights. But did the Templar Knights have assassins in their ranks? And did the Knights make it to Amercia with the Scandinavians who ventured to America? What do you think?

Agreed. That's been a nice to go to.. catch can as will.... theory that just doesn't stand up to scrutiny. Given the readily available options for the order that were not only closer to home (Spain in particular where mainstream agrees they were rolled into other orders and or Switzerland etc.) but even under guise; would have supported their continued  now forced clandestine activities and their command and control of their wealth and economic enterprises.

That's where my dad lives. He took me to that cave when i was a small child. The dates being 1550 rather than 1350 makes sense. Perhaps they were left by an early visitor?

It was not impossible for them sail west given the tech.....but probable? Given the alternatives? No.

Edited by Centrix Vigilis - 12-Oct-2011 at 20:58

Will western governments do the same with modern way Templer Knights,green money loaners,bankers as Philip IV and Pope Clement?
http://www.mygen.com/users/bruce/myths.html
http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/anti-masonry/templars.html

The obvious.

try eastern European countries including Russia!They are on one of Baltic countries flag.

Originally posted by Centrix Vigilis It was not impossible for them sail west given the tech.....but probable? Given the alternatives? No.

Agreed as farv as it goes.

btw, how comes Columbus expected to find Indians on the other side. He must have known that the world was a globe. Copernicus was born in 1473, 19 years before the discovery, and his works appeared after the date.

He expected to find Indians from India as the story goes. One reason for the expedition was to find a shorter route to India. So he took for granted that he was sailing round the globe.

Native Americans dont particulary look like Indians, although for a European at that time someone with exotic looks could be put into one bag.