Liber XXV · Secret Societies
Chapter V
Templar Legends
8 min readJacques de Molay: The Last Templar Grand Master and His LegendJacques de Molay, last Grand Master of the Knights Templar: his career, the 1307 arrests, trial, burning in Paris in 1314 and the legends that followed.6 min readTemplar Legends: The Knights Templar in Myth and HistoryTemplar legends explained: the real Knights Templar and their trial, Baphomet, the Masonic Templar myth, survival legends, Rosslyn and the Priory of Sion.8 min readThe Priory of Sion Hoax: Pierre Plantard and Rennes-le-ChâteauThe Priory of Sion hoax explained: Pierre Plantard's 1956 society, forged secret dossiers, Rennes-le-Château and the road to The Da Vinci Code.7 min readThe Templar Survival Legend: Secret Knights After 1314Did the Knights Templar survive in secret? The legend's history, from Scotland and the Strict Observance to the Larmenius Charter and neo-Templar orders.
Forthcoming in this chapter
1- The Knights Templar Legend: Meaning, History and Practice