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Walross · 01-20-2003, 02:50 PM

Hello Ulrich,

you wrote:

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There is also a theory that the remnants of the Knights Templars attempted to found a colony in America more than 100 years before Columbus. Carvings at a Templar church in Scotland, as well as those on the Tombstone of one of the leaders of the order indicate that they sent a fleet of 300 people along with considerable Templar wealth to the new world in an attempt to reestablish the order. Enigmatic artifacts found in Nova Scotia point to the founding of just such a colony. The fact that the Templars were being persecuted at the time would be reason enough for secrecy, though it should be obvious that any such colony ultimately failed.

This sounds an awful lot like one of the pet theories of Christopher Knight and Robert Lomas, a pair of amatuer historians who look for historical clues in Masonic rituals. While I don't dismiss their theories out of hand (and indeed find some very interesting), they tend to jump to conclusions and rely a little too often on dodgy "facts". If this is coming from them, I suggest taking it with a hefty grain of salt. Regards,

Walross

Kosh · 01-20-2003, 03:05 PM

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Originally posted by Ulrich
There is also a theory that the remnants of the Knights Templars attempted to found a colony in America more than 100 years before Columbus.

Do you think they brought the Holy Grail with them?!!!!!!!!!!

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