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How crusading Templars gave Bruce the edge at Bannockburn
2009-12-21 00:26:00 Bannockburn has long been heralded as Scotland’s finest victory over the Auld Enemy. The battle has been celebrated in verse and song ever since Robert the Bruce defied the odds to send King Edward II’s army “hameward tae think again” in 1314. However, a historian now claims the credit lies not with the Scots but with a band of Templar knights from overseas. Robert Ferguson, an American lawyer, says a new “statistical analysis” shows that a significant number of Templars arrived in Scotland from other parts of Europe and that they tipped the balance in Bruce’s favour. The King of France ordered the arrest of any Templars in his country in 1307 – seven years before Bannockburn – and Pope Clement later ordered all European monarchs to follow suit. Ferguson claims, citing a statistician he hired for his research, that at least 29 battle-hardened knights and sergeants would have ended up in Scotland, based on 335 avoiding capture, and that t... More About: The Edge , Edge
Deception, Lies and Gullibility
2009-12-18 00:37:00 A supposed tibia relic belonging to Mary Magdalene is making it rounds in the U.S. From the Catholic Georgia Bulletin: “The tradition of the Church is historically pretty close to being infallible in this area,” said Borgman. “King Louis XIV crawled on his knees up the mountains to venerate the relics of Mary Magdalene, and the princes of Europe and their ladies and the queens made special pilgrimages to this grotto in the 1200s. For centuries the relics were missing, disappearing from about A.D. 710, when the Saracens pillaged the south of France and the Church hid sacred objects to safeguard them. Then in 1279, the relics were discovered by Charles II of Anjou in a crypt of a chapel in the town of St. Maximin in a sarcophagus that did not have her name but tt contained a piece of old parchment dated A.D. 710, which read, ‘Here lies the body of Mary Magdalene.’ Upon discovering the bones, Charles II sealed the crypt and gathered all the bishops for an official...
The guru with a gift for brainwashing
2009-12-14 00:31:00 Thierry Tilly looks like a geography teacher or a chartered accountant, or a French version of Bill Gates. He claims, variously, to be a Nato “master-spy”, a confidant of presidents and prime ministers, a financial genius, a 21st-century representative of an ancient, secret order descended from the Knights Templar and a man with superhuman powers sworn to fight the forces of evil. He is now in a French prison, refusing to answer questions on possible charges of kidnap, brutality and torture. Seven or eight of his followers, from three generations of a French aristocratic family, are living in Oxford, Tilly’s base for the past nine years. One of them, formerly a gynaecologist, is working as a gardener. Others have jobs in fast-food restaurants. Until 2006, 11 members of the family had spent five years barricaded in their château at Monflanquin, 100 miles east of Bordeaux. Their relatives say they remain under the spell of a lurid fantasy, which might have been torn... More About: Gift
Los templarios no caben en Soria
2009-12-11 00:41:00 La escultura de ‘Los Templarios’, del escultor Eduardo Mazariegos, tendrá que seguir ‘durmiendo’ en una nave de la avenida de Valladolid durante algún tiempo más. Y es que, tal y como reconoció el concejal de Urbanismo, Luis Rey, su colocación en la capital se ha aparcado. Matizó que “no se ha descartado, pero ha dejado de ser una prioridad”. Desde el Ayuntamiento se barajó, con motivo de Las Edades del Hombre y la remodelación de calles del barrio de San Pedro, instalarla en la plaza enfrente de la Concatedral. Finalmente, un pequeño árbol ocupó su lugar antes de la inauguración de la muestra. Aunque también se habló de la posibilidad de proceder posteriormente a su instalación, esta opción también ha sido descartada por el Ayuntamiento capitalino. “No se colocó entonces, ahora ya no, los vecinos están contentos con el árbol”, añadió Rey. El principal problema con el que se topó el Ayuntamiento era económico, e...
Mere coincidence or divine truth?
2009-12-07 00:18:00 A niggling curiosity about colors started the whole thing. “For many years, I found myself idly wondering if the name value of colors mentioned in the Bible had any relationship to their wave frequency,” says Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Professor Haim Shore. “In the scheme of things, that’s an outrageous suggestion – why would anyone think that the Hebrew name for colors mentioned in the Bible – red, green, yellow – would bear any relationship to the wave frequency of the color itself?” he asks. “Finally, just for fun, I checked it out. When I saw the results, I was stunned. It was a heck of a coincidence, but the two were linearly related.” “The Hebrew word for the color actually matched the color’s wave frequency,” Shore says. “How could that be?” Shore’s methodology was relatively simple. He took the Hebrew names of five colors that appear in the Bible – red (adom), yellow... More About: Truth
Luzech – Les Templiers à la médiathèque
2009-10-23 01:46:00 La médiathèque de Luzech vous invite samedi à écouter François Thiollet sur les Templiers. Le sujet est si vaste que trois séances seront nécessaires pour comprendre au mieux cet ordre religieux militaire. Le Temple est né des croisades avec pour missions de protéger les pèlerins en route pour les lieux saints et de défendre les états latins issus de la croisade. Un réseau sans faille en Occident était alors nécessaire pour atteindre ces objectifs. Les Templiers sont aussi des gestionnaires, afin d’entretenir les grandes forteresses. Mais pas seulement, ils sont aussi des cultivateurs, des banquiers tout en étant des soldats. Ils sont les inventeurs d’une organisation très hiérarchisée. Les Templiers assumeront leur mission jusqu’au bout au Moyen-Orient, au prix de milliers de morts… tout en entraînant leur propre chute. Pour découvrir ou l’épopée des Templiers, rendez-vous samedi à 15 h 30. in Ladepeche.fr
MORADAS FILOSOFAIS – Princípios e Métodos da Arte Real
2009-10-19 01:56:00 A Fundação Cultursintra promove, a partir de 24 de Outubro, um ciclo cultural sobre a temática das Moradas Filosofais, propondo-se assim dar maior visibilidade a uma matéria que, em Portugal, permanece ainda arredada do main-stream cultural. O Colóquio Internacional decorrerá a 24 e 25 de Outubro, contando com a presença de especialistas das diferentes disciplinas envolvidas, como a Arquitectura, a Arte do Jardim, a Pintura, a Música, a Literatura, a Filosofia, a Emblemática e a Heráldica, bem como de amantes incondicionais da Arte, que dedicam as suas vidas ao estudo e divulgação das mais notáveis mansões e jardins europeus, regidos por Hermes. No âmbito deste ciclo, realizar-se-ão, em fins-de-semana posteriores ao colóquio, visitas guiadas a alguns exemplos notáveis de arquitectura em território luso, cujos projecto, construção e/ou decoração foram animados por um sentido hermético. 24 DE OUTUBRO (SÁBADO) 10h00 Inscrições * | Visita guiada à Quinta da R... More About: Real
The Lego Bible
2009-10-14 01:19:00 More than 4,500 illustrations, depicting more than 400 Bible tales from Genesis to Revelations, are displayed online at thebricktestament.com. Launched in 2001, it is the ongoing project of one man, Brendan Powell Smith, nicknamed “The Reverend”. He says it is intended to educate people about the Bible “in a way that is fun and compelling, while remaining true to the text of the scriptures. “To this end, all stories are retold using direct quotes from The Bible.” It is huge, detailed, occasionally gory and frequently satirical. The excerpts from 1 Samuel are entitled “Saul rejected for incomplete genocide”, after the leader of the Israelites left some sheep and cattle alive after being ordered to exterminate the Amalekites. Similarly, Saint Stephen is shown saying: “If you ignore a few phrases here and there and completely ignore their original context, [the Scriptures] totally predict Jesus!” Mr Smith says of the driving force behind his labour of love: “I a... More About: Lego
God is not the Creator, claims academic
2009-10-12 01:55:00 Professor Ellen van Wolde, a respected Old Testament scholar and author, claims the first sentence of Genesis “in the beginning God created the Heaven and the Earth” is not a true translation of the Hebrew. She claims she has carried out fresh textual analysis that suggests the writers of the great book never intended to suggest that God created the world — and in fact the Earth was already there when he created humans and animals. Prof Van Wolde, 54, who will present a thesis on the subject at Radboud University in The Netherlands where she studies, said she had re-analysed the original Hebrew text and placed it in the context of the Bible as a whole, and in the context of other creation stories from ancient Mesopotamia. She said she eventually concluded the Hebrew verb “bara”, which is used in the first sentence of the book of Genesis, does not mean “to create” but to “spatially separate”. The first sentence should now read &ld... More About: Academic , Creator , Claims
How to seek the Holy Grail one hour from London
2009-10-02 01:19:00 Hertford is a medieval town dense with original buildings from the 1400s that seem to sink in on themselves under the weight of their very antiquity. If Hertford makes the news, it’s usually about the progress of the local cricket team. That all changed in 2004, when the local Acheson brothers told the town newspaper that a network of booby-trapped secret tunnels ran underneath the town, used for unspecified rituals and filled with precious objects. In a letter to the Vatican, Tim Acheson signed himself ‘the secretary of the council of chaplains on behalf of the grand master of the poor fellow soldiers of Jesus Christ and the temple of Solomon grand preceptory.’ In normal English, that means he represents the knights templar. Who? The knights have long been suspected of hoarding the Holy Grail somewhere, having picked it up in Jerusalem during the crusades. They were supposed to be destroyed on the original Friday the 13th of October, 1307, when the pope denounced them as here... More About: London
Representacin de la cada del castillo templario en Monzn
2009-09-21 01:28:00 Los das 2, 3 y 4 de octubre se pondr en escena Legendaria VI, templarios, la cada que es un evento que recrear la resistencia y rendicin de la ltima fortaleza templaria de Monzn, mediante un proyecto turstico-educativo diseado para ensear la historia por medio del juego, la interpretacin, la formacin en valores y el ... More About: News , Events , Castillo
1836 chapel painting revives Holy Grail quest
2009-09-17 01:00:00 An unusual painting has emerged that seems to present fresh evidence of the fabled history of Rosslyn Chapel. The figure of a Templar knight is shown standing in front of a staircase at the back of the Midlothian chapel, which features in Dan Brown’s best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code. Symbologist Ashley Cowie believes that the staircase ... More About: News , Books , Scotland , Painting , Opinion
?The Lost Symbol? ? Dan Brown
2009-09-15 01:41:00 Robert Langdon goes for another roller-coaster ride — this time in a hunt for a Masonic treasure in Washington, D.C. — in Dan Brown’s follow-up to ‘The Da Vinci Code.’ The wait is over. “The Lost Symbol,” the follow-up to Dan Brown’s 2003 mega-seller, “The Da Vinci Code,” is here — and you don’t have to ... More About: News , Books , Articles , Opinion
Villefranche. Sur les traces du vin des templiers
2009-09-14 01:19:00 Ce mardi matin, en faisant le tour de ses vignes, elle tait plutt dpite. La grle, pe de Damocls de tous les vignerons, venait de cingler les branches fragiles des ceps se dressant sur le causse de Martiel. Pas de quoi, cpendant, abattre Sandra Lemoine qui, depuis quelques annes, rimplante la vigne sur les terroirs ... More About: France , Opinion
Flaran : l?abbaye qui dfie le temps
2009-09-11 01:54:00 Par un de ces miracles qu’il ne convient pas d’expliquer mais de constater, la Rvolution franaise chassa les moines mais prserva les btiments. Aussi, pour les spcialistes de l’architecture cistercienne, le clotre, l’glise et la salle capitulaire sont parmi les mieux conservs d’Europe. C’est galement un des plus riches complexes d’art cistercien. Historiquement Flaran aurait ... More About: France
Ancient crypt could hold key to mystery
2009-09-09 01:27:00 As Kilwinning is thrown into the spotlight with speculation that it could be the final resting place of The Holy Grail, historian Jim Kennedy, who has compiled an in-depth guide to the history of the town, (…) talks about what lies under the tunnel. The Abbey was the traditional burial place of the Earls of Eglinton ... More About: News , Scotland , Opinion , Mystery , Freemasonry
Knight class to reveal secrets
2009-09-07 01:07:00 The history of the enigmatic order of the Knight s Templar is to be discussed during a special course in Lincolnshire. The Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire is holding a day school in Heckington to look at the Knights’ illusive past next month. Founded in 1118, they were originally an order of soldier-monks who defended Christian pilgrims travelling to ... More About: Events , Crusades , Secrets , Class
Figeac. Place Champollion : du XIIe au XXIe sicle
2009-09-04 01:47:00 Drle de destin que celui de la place Champollion. Au XIVe sicle, aprs un agrandissement, elle s’appelait place de l’Avoine. Par la suite, elle deviendra la place des Menus Grains, la place des Chtaignes et, partir du XVIIe sicle, elle se nommera la Place Haute. Il faut savoir qu’au XIIIe sicle, avec la place du ... More About: Articles , France , Opinion
Saddlescombe Farm Open Day
2009-09-02 01:16:00 Sunday 6th September sees the National Trust?s farmstead at Saddlescombe open to the public – a rare opportunity to visit this secluded hamlet on the South Downs ?once home to the Knights Templar. As life returns to the farm for one day, a master carpenter will be busy in the workshop; logs will be sawn in ... More About: Open , Farm , England and Wales
Singer Sticks Sword into ?Excalibur? Redo
2009-08-31 01:00:00 Warner Bros. has closed a rights deal to remake the 1981 ?Excalibur ,? with Bryan Singer producing and developing the picture as a potential directing vehicle. Deal comes as Singer gets serious about making the New Line-Legendary co-production ?Jack the Giant Killer? his next directing effort, according to sources. WB and Legendary Pictures have labored for months to ... More About: News , Sword , Holy Grail
We must share and seek the forgiveness of the poor
2008-06-06 02:34:00 A Saint and Compassion Fatigue … There is a story told about St. Vincent de Paul. Perhaps it’s partly myth, but its challenge is real nonetheless. Vincent once gave an instruction to his religious community that sounded something like this: “When the demands of life seem unfair to you, when you are exhausted and have to pull ... More About: Religion , Charity , Opinion , Share , Forgiveness
Sydney Uni purchases Knights Templar archive
2008-06-05 02:01:00 Sydney University has bought Australia ’s only copy of reproduction manuscripts of the 14th century trials of the Knights Templar that rehabilitated the order. The University of Sydney has purchased a $10,000 reproduction of a document that rehabilitates the medieval Christian military order, the university press service reports. The Knights, recognisable by the white robes with a red ... More About: News , Religion , Books
St George, Patron Saint of England
2008-06-04 02:24:00 St George was adopted as patron saint of England by one of our great warrior kings, Richard, of whom Shakespeare wrote: “Richard who robbed the lion of his heart and fought the Holy wars in Palestine.” Richard was one of the leaders of the third crusade, triggered by the capture of Jerusalem by Saladin in 1189. When ... More About: Crusades , Saint
Music Review: Time of the Templars
2008-06-03 02:22:00 Naxos Records has pioneered the new frontier of media by using an old format ? the compact disc. The label founded in 1987 by Klaus Heymann redefined the recording and marketing of classical music by providing the standard repertoire at a budget price. The label accomplishes this by using very fine but little known artists ... More About: News , Music , Time , Review
New Study For Shroud
2008-06-02 02:27:00 An American researcher has convinced Oxford University scientists to reconsider a test that had cast doubts on the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin. After carbon-14 testing on a fragment from the Shroud, an Oxford team announced in 1989 that the cloth was only about 600- 7000 years old. That result undermined claims that the cloth ... More About: News , Study , England and Wales
Christos Anesti: When He rose, empires fell.
2008-03-25 08:05:00 I wonder if the people sitting in churches this [last] week understand how very much Jesus of Nazareth?s last week of life was driven by clashes pertaining to wealth and poverty, freedom and tyranny. Probably not. Theologians generally don’t study history. Historians usually don?t study theology, and neither study economics. Here?s what happened: For over half ... More About: Religion , Articles , Opinion , Rose , Empires
Finding hope between death and resurrection
2008-03-24 01:11:00 In the biblical descriptions of the Easter event, the story moves straight from Good Friday to Easter Sunday. An entire day of grief, devastation and fear lies unspoken between the end of one paragraph, where Jesus is buried, and the beginning of the next, his resurrection two days later. Perhaps it was simply that there ... More About: Religion , Articles , Jerusalem , Opinion , Death
The Greatest Man in History
2008-03-21 20:13:00 J E S U S had no servants, yet they called Him M a s t e r. Had no degree, yet they called Him T e a c h e r . Had no medicines, yet they called Him H e a l e r. He had no army, yet Kings Feared Him . He won no military battles, yet He Conquered the World. He ... More About: Religion , History , Spirituality , Opinion , Italiano
Devotion to the Passion of Christ
2008-03-20 01:04:00 The sufferings of Our Lord, which culminated in His death upon the cross, seem to have been conceived of as one inseparable whole from a very early period. Even in the Acts of the Apostles (i, 3) St. Luke speaks of those to whom Christ “shewed himself alive after his passion” (meta to mathein autou). ... More About: Religion , Events , Articles , Jerusalem , Opinion
A knight of history
More articles from this author:2008-03-19 02:47:00 Wearing a gray sports coat, necktie and business slacks, Andrew Linnell looked every bit the 21st century businessman that he is. However, standing before a handful of people inside an auditorium in the Marlborough Public Library, the EMC competitive business consultant was poised to tackle a topic usually reserved for men of a different cloth: the ... More About: News , History , Opinion , Knight , England and Wales 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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