Post by James Maubrey on Dec 4, 2011 3:57:26 GMT -6
Winter Solstice moves them into 1335....
James stood by the window of the castle known as Dun Charlabhaigh, his and Beka’s reign as Duke and Duchess Leòdhas agus na Hearadh had been a calm and profitable year…
Though gotten by ill-means, James had made the name du’Chere very popular amongst the people… Even the most lowest peasant had food on the table and clothes to wear… Profit was made by the sale of ships and the trade routes he had financed were paying quite well;
Man's struggle for power is eternal, be it family or work, group or politics, man wants to achieve the higher and authoritative position. Powerful people become rich and they remain rich because they do not allow power to go out their hands… and James du’Chere was no different.
If you have heard rumors about secret groups that run nations and the world as a whole, you should know these groups are comprised of powerful and influential people who have the ability to provide money and power to influence governments (including King makers), banks, military actions, and other situations that dictate the present and future of the world.
The oath in English sounded like this:
To those who believed in the society… this was an honorable society in the fact that you had to believe totally in the cause and be willing to die to protect the members. Joining the society is like joining a religion. It is a lifetime commitment, stronger than any ties to other religions, state or even family. You cannot retire from it. You cannot quit. This society has survived through centuries, it is secret and only members know other members. No one would ever admit to being a member nor tell you who other members are. That would violate the conspiracy of silence and be punishable by death.
Throughout the centuries, the leaders and soldiers have changed the society, some for the better, some for the worst. The society has always been a powerful force. Not everyone in the society is a criminal nor are all Leòdhas agus na Hearadh nationals in the society.
Just prior to the time of the arrests, around the turn of the century, the annual income of the Knights Templar order in Europe has been roughly estimated at six million sterling! The Templars possessed nine thousand manors or lordships in Christendom, besides a large revenue and immense riches arising from the constant charitable bequests and donations of sums of money from pious persons. They were also endowed, with farms, towns, and villages, to an immense extent both in the East and in the West. At that point in time, the Templars had become a powerful force in both Europe and the Holy Land and were involved in high level diplomacy between monarchs and nobles throughout the Western world. Their links were not limited to Christendom; for they had close ties to the Muslim world and garnered much respect from the Saracen leaders. Through the Templars on-going relations with the Islamic and Judaic cultures, they absorbed a great many ideas alien to orthodox Roman Christianity. They came to learn and to accept new areas of knowledge and new sciences.
Ideally, the Templars wanted a state of their own where they could enjoy an unchallenged sovereignty out of the reach of both secular and ecclesiastical control, like the other chivalric, religious military order, the Teutonic Knights whose order encompassed the whole of the eastern Baltic region.
But it was those secular and ecclesiastical governors that forced the eventual downfall of the Templar forcing them from public grace… and the abrupt disappearance of that major part of the European infrastructure gave rise to speculation and legends.
One such legend is solidified within the very foundation of the Gaelic Nations. The mystery of the missing Templar fleet - At least 18 ships vanished from the French Atlantic coast port of La Rochelle, and an unknown number from the Templars' Mediterranean fleet. On the basis that those vessels must have eventually put ashore somewhere, several people researched and reviewed the available options and found that the west coast of Skye and Scotland had been ideal destinations. Not only were there plenty of isolated places where a large number of ships could find safe haven, but also by sailing around the western coast of Ireland, they could be reached without passing through other shipping lanes and being spotted.
And that was only the geographical reasons… There were political reasons for the Templar to reside in Skye and Scotland. But that was not legend, the political reasons were Gaelic national history. Legend is always more fascinating than fact… especially when it involved money, gold, and jewels.
And this interested James....
James stood by the window of the castle known as Dun Charlabhaigh, his and Beka’s reign as Duke and Duchess Leòdhas agus na Hearadh had been a calm and profitable year…
Though gotten by ill-means, James had made the name du’Chere very popular amongst the people… Even the most lowest peasant had food on the table and clothes to wear… Profit was made by the sale of ships and the trade routes he had financed were paying quite well;
Organized Crime, Good Businessmen, or a Brotherhood??
Man's struggle for power is eternal, be it family or work, group or politics, man wants to achieve the higher and authoritative position. Powerful people become rich and they remain rich because they do not allow power to go out their hands… and James du’Chere was no different.
If you have heard rumors about secret groups that run nations and the world as a whole, you should know these groups are comprised of powerful and influential people who have the ability to provide money and power to influence governments (including King makers), banks, military actions, and other situations that dictate the present and future of the world.
The oath in English sounded like this:
"I, James Maubrey, enter into this secret organization to protect my family and to protect my brothers. With my blood. (A knife is used to place a cut on the right index finger or hand) and the blood of all the saints, and the souls of my children. (The sign of the cross is made) I swear not to divulge this secret and to obey with love and a conspiracy of silence. I enter alive into this organization and leave it only in death."
To those who believed in the society… this was an honorable society in the fact that you had to believe totally in the cause and be willing to die to protect the members. Joining the society is like joining a religion. It is a lifetime commitment, stronger than any ties to other religions, state or even family. You cannot retire from it. You cannot quit. This society has survived through centuries, it is secret and only members know other members. No one would ever admit to being a member nor tell you who other members are. That would violate the conspiracy of silence and be punishable by death.
Throughout the centuries, the leaders and soldiers have changed the society, some for the better, some for the worst. The society has always been a powerful force. Not everyone in the society is a criminal nor are all Leòdhas agus na Hearadh nationals in the society.
Knights Templar Legend
Just prior to the time of the arrests, around the turn of the century, the annual income of the Knights Templar order in Europe has been roughly estimated at six million sterling! The Templars possessed nine thousand manors or lordships in Christendom, besides a large revenue and immense riches arising from the constant charitable bequests and donations of sums of money from pious persons. They were also endowed, with farms, towns, and villages, to an immense extent both in the East and in the West. At that point in time, the Templars had become a powerful force in both Europe and the Holy Land and were involved in high level diplomacy between monarchs and nobles throughout the Western world. Their links were not limited to Christendom; for they had close ties to the Muslim world and garnered much respect from the Saracen leaders. Through the Templars on-going relations with the Islamic and Judaic cultures, they absorbed a great many ideas alien to orthodox Roman Christianity. They came to learn and to accept new areas of knowledge and new sciences.
Ideally, the Templars wanted a state of their own where they could enjoy an unchallenged sovereignty out of the reach of both secular and ecclesiastical control, like the other chivalric, religious military order, the Teutonic Knights whose order encompassed the whole of the eastern Baltic region.
But it was those secular and ecclesiastical governors that forced the eventual downfall of the Templar forcing them from public grace… and the abrupt disappearance of that major part of the European infrastructure gave rise to speculation and legends.
One such legend is solidified within the very foundation of the Gaelic Nations. The mystery of the missing Templar fleet - At least 18 ships vanished from the French Atlantic coast port of La Rochelle, and an unknown number from the Templars' Mediterranean fleet. On the basis that those vessels must have eventually put ashore somewhere, several people researched and reviewed the available options and found that the west coast of Skye and Scotland had been ideal destinations. Not only were there plenty of isolated places where a large number of ships could find safe haven, but also by sailing around the western coast of Ireland, they could be reached without passing through other shipping lanes and being spotted.
And that was only the geographical reasons… There were political reasons for the Templar to reside in Skye and Scotland. But that was not legend, the political reasons were Gaelic national history. Legend is always more fascinating than fact… especially when it involved money, gold, and jewels.
And this interested James....
