Following Orders

[Marcus of Ibelin]

One can also make notice of the sleeved robe  

Is that not correct (at some point) for Templars?  I know it was for we of the Hospital.

[Marcus of Ibelin]

I thought I remembered a pic from the Osprey book:

[Sir William Marcus]

That's exactly where myself & Sir Joseph robes were spawned from.

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/08/30/knights-are-looking-for-a-fight-91466-24563177/

[Sir William Marcus]

I feel the pain  There is nothing worse than having a bunch of seasoned battle ready knights hanging around with no one to beat up. I'm thinking they should pack up shop and immediately relocate somewhere in the mid western part of the United States asap 

Just a thought

[Femme Falchion]

this is my favorite line,

"We're all getting a little frustrated as a broadsword and mail can cost over £1,000... it's going to waste."

Sir William I'm sure with your expertise in event planning you could organize a medieval re-enactment with at least 800 warriors.....in your spare time.   

[Sir William Marcus]

Oh no, thank you sister for having confidence in me to orchestrate such an event.  Unfortunately, event planning is not a specialty of mine. 

[Mikael of Aragon]

Just arrange to have a papal bull issued and the crusaders will come a running! 

[Marcus of Ibelin]

this is my favorite line,

"We're all getting a little frustrated as a broadsword and mail can cost over £1,000... it's going to waste."

Sir William I'm sure with your expertise in event planning you could organize a medieval re-enactment with at least 800 warriors.....in your spare time.   

Sigh, if only such a thing could be arranged!

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

[Lord Magnus]

Sunday, September 20, 2009
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8-10pm -- Holy Grail in America -
In 1898, a Minnesota farmer clearing trees from his field uproots a large stone covered with mysterious runes. Now known as the Kensington Rune Stone, it details a journey of land acquisition and murder--in the year 1362. Thought by some to be a hoax, new evidence suggests it could be real, and a clue that the Knights Templar discovered America 100 years before Columbus, perhaps bringing with them history's greatest treasure...The Holy Grail. See how symbols on the Rune Stone match Templar ruins all over Europe. History tells us the Templar were massacred on Friday the 13th, but that a Templar fleet allegedly containing treasure was last seen off Scotland in the late 1300s. Stones with similar markings as the Rune stone have been found on islands across the Atlantic Ocean, as well as in Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Is it possible the Templar were leaving clues to an incredible journey to the New World?

Greeetings to you all. My pardons for a newbie to break into an existing conversation. I have listened to several in depth interviews with Geologist and author Scott Wolter as he discussed his groundbreaking research into the origins of the Kensington Rune Stone and its connections to other rune stones in America. The Kensington Rune Stone found in Minnesota contains Runic inscriptions with the date 1362. He believes the inscriptions were made by explorers from Gotland ( due to the style of runes), an island off Sweden that had a military monastic order that was possibly the Knights Templar.

His latest research focused on the enigmatic Hooked X symbol, seen in the Kensington stone. This symbol, which was used in the medieval era, also appeared in runic stones found in Maine and other locations, such as Rosslyn Chapel, he noted. Further, the mysterious Newport Tower in Rhode Island, which may have been built by Templars, has a notched keystone through which a line points exactly in the direction of the Kensington Rune Stone.

The Hooked X symbol is one of the runes in GRAL, an early spelling for grail, as in the Holy Grail, according to Wolter said.  So if he is correct they may be something to this after all. The  second interview was just last month. So the info that I heard is pretty recent. Im tempted to purchase his book.

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

Greetings Lord Magnus,,

I believe I have heard of you through the stories and legends of a few Brothers of the Temple in the Priory of Indiana.

If I remember correctly, you once carried the stigma of a Saracen Amir or the like, but after being "struck" with the Holy Instrument that carries the Beausant on high, it can only mean that you've underwent  conversion, and are welcomed here amongst our thread pilgrims.

Seek you a position amongst the leadership of our Turcopoles perhaps?



Interesting post. I seem to have read or seen something about the island you mentioned recently.

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

New book alert!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1586173022/ref=pe_5050_13089450_snp_dp


New movie alert!

Plot Summary for

Ironclad (2010) : In 13th century a determined group of Knights Templar defends Rochester Castle against the tyrannical King John.

It is the year 1215 and the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal to the Magna Carta, a noble, seminal document that upheld the rights of free-men. Yet within months of pledging himself to the great charter, the King reneged on his word and assembled a mercenary army on the south coast of England with the intention of bringing the barons and the country back under his tyrannical rule. Barring his way stood the mighty Rochester castle, a place that would become the symbol of the rebel's momentous struggle for justice and freedom.

[Sir Josef Von Lamar]

Looking 4word 2 the new movie!! and Lord Magnus....Greetings !! Holy Grail in America was Quite Interesting some Templars had my Sword ?

[Marcus of Ibelin]

I've got it DVR'ed but I havent had a chance to watch it yet...actually got back to the KCRF Sunday.  No patrolling for me though, I was all pirate.  However my new KoH Hospitaler tunic arrived today, so it was a good day.  We're going back to KC for a full weekend this coming weekend, so I'll probably go Hospitaler one day for sure.