First Knights Templar Discovered
April 10, 2006
Dailey Telegraph
LONDON: The first bodies of the Knights
Templar, the mysterious religious order at the heart of The Da Vinci
Code, have been found by archaeologists near the River Jordan in
northern Israel.
British historian Tom Asbridge yesterday hailed the
find as the first provable example of actual Knights Templar.
The remains were found beneath the ruined walls of
Jacob's Ford, an overthrown castle dating back to the Crusades, which
had been lost for centuries.
They can be dated to the exact day -- August 29, 1179
-- that they were killed by Saladin, the feared Muslim leader who
captured the fortress.
"Never before has it been possible to trace their
remains to such an exact time in history,' Mr. Asbridge said. "This
discovery is the equivalent of the Holy Grail to archaeologists and
historians. It is unparalleled.
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