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Much has been written about the group of 14th-century warrior monks known as the Knights Templar. Some authors, such as Dan Brown in The Da Vinci Code, portray them as folk heroes wrongly accused. Others disagree, saying the Templar story is ultimately one of greed, deception, and idolatry. Just who were the Knights Templar? And what is their legacy? In The Templar Papers, historian Oddvar Olsen has assembled a veritable Who's Who of experts to unravel the mystery. Instead of rehashing previous scholarship, this book delves into new aspects of Templar lore, such as the origins of the order an its supposed survival after 1314. The Templar Papers offers the inquisitive reader several lifetimes of research and insight. This is a distinctive and truly unique compilation that will stimulate your mind and settle the controversy.

"The Templar Papers II" is the followup to the successful "The Templar Papers". The second compilation represents the best articles from issues 7-12 of "The Temple". To further the quester's or student's knowledge of the grand order of the Knights Templar; "The Templar Papers II" deals not only with the two hundred years of the orders existence but also studies relating to the Templars both before and after 1118 -1307. In error many authors see the Templars as an isolated order; however in this compilation the editor has compiled substantial material to give the reader a broader understanding of the Templars, related subjects and the formation of society as one knows it today. Renowned authors like Evelyn Lord, Sylvia Beamon, Philip Gardiner, Oddvar Olsen and Paul Broadhurst are represented as well as a selection of aspiring authors like Stephen Andrews, Yuri Leitch, and Terence Dick are also featured. Topics discussed in this compilation includes King Arthur, early Christianity, the St Clairs, sacred geometry, ancient British history, star lore and of course the Knights Templar.

Meget har været skrevet om den gruppe af 1200-tallets krigermunke kendt som Tempelridderne. Nogle forfattere, som f.eks Dan Brown i Da Vinci Mysteriet portrætterer dem som folkehelte, der er blevet uberettiget anklaget. Andre er uenige og mener, at Tempelridderhistorien var indbegrebet af grådighed, bedrag og afgudsdyrkelse. Hvem var Tempelridderne, og hvad er deres arv. I bogen Tempelridder Essays har forfatteren og historikeren Oddvar Olsen i sit forsøg på at udfolde mysteriet samlet en række af artikler af førende eksperter på området. Man vil få svar på interessante spørgsmål som: - Tilbad Tempelridderne en afgud? Tilbad de et hoved i ærbødighed? - Repræsenterede det Johannes Døberen? - Hvad fandt Tempelridderne i ruinerne af Kong Salomons Tempel? - Beholdte Tempelridderne Den Hellige Gral eller Pagtens Ark? Denne bog Tempelridder Essays tilbyder den nysgerrige og videbegærlige læser en indsigt i livslange forskerresultater. Det er en helt særlig samlig unikke essays skrevet af Lynnn Picknett (Tempelherrernes Indsigt), Robert Lomas (Hiram Key- serien), Ani Williams, Stephen Dafoe, Sandy Hamblett, Vincent Zubras, Yuri Leitch, Dr. Karen Ralls (forord) og Oddvar Olsen.