In 1305, Jacques de Molay, Grand Master of the Order of the Temple had just received a disturbing report.
It appears that King Philip IV of France, who was deeply in debt to the Order had decided to solve his problems using the Order of the Temple as his scapegoat.
Jacques de Molay knew that he he couldn't challenge King Philip and the Pope decided that it might be best to relocate the order away from those who would destroy it.
So for the next two years the Order of the temple liquidated its assets and purchased ships and supplies for a great journey.
Working form source maps captured during the crusades Jacques de Molay had decided on a destination.
The Order of the Temple would head west to the rumoured lands of spice.
Their the Order of the Temple would reestablish itself away from the greedy Kings.
The Templars converged in northern Scotland where they set about organizing a fleet that would take them to the great frozen island to the north of Britain and then they planned to sail further west.
The Templars would set up bases with supplies for those that would follow
Jacques de Molay knew those unclaimed lands was there to be held somewhere far to the west.
Leif Ericson in the 11th century had already established short-lived colonies in the great western lands.
Jacques de Molay would do better.
From the Ancient Phoenician source maps he had seen he was sure that there were far better lands below the original settlements of Leif Ericson.
It would be a long and arduous journey and would take many years to complete.
The Templars would build a base on this Iceland where they would stockpile resources and vessels for the great exodus.
The Templars would sails due west in the warmer seasons and once they hit the shores of the frozen lands Leif Ericson wrote of the fleet would sail along the coastline until the weather turned.
Then the Templars would build another base to see out the worst of the winter months.
Jacques de Molay had far grander plans he would develop a grand domain of the Order of the Temple.
After many trials by God the Order of the Temple entered a great lake of water. The mouth of the lake had many shoals, and the sea breakers.
Still it provided shelter from harsh ocean travel.
The Templar Knights were stunned by the visage the beheld their eyes.
The land stretched beyond their sight.
They knew they had reached the great western land of Leif Ericson.
Jacques de Molay took a long look at the vista of their new domain and then ordered his Templars to start unloading their remaining ships.
Jacques de Molay was pleased by what the Order of the Temple had achieved over the three years of their great exodus.
They had build small secure bases all the way down this vast land.
But now it was time to put down roots and start to build a secure base unparalleled in the annuals of the Order.
In time the Order of the Temple would return to these bases and make them true fortresses of the order so that they could proclaim their possession of the width, length and breadth of this Great Western Land.
In France, King Philip IV was incensed.
He had attempted to seize the Templar estates only to discover from the few remaining Templars that they had been sold to his own nobles and the monies used for a great crusade.
Philip was in a quandry.
If he seized the possessions of his nobles then he could face rebellion.
Philip petitioned Pope Clement V to sanction the Order of the Temple and have it disbanded.
Pope Clement V however wasn't about to sanction the order that had financed its own crusade to retake the Holy Lands from the rule of the Muslims.
So he was most surprised to discover later that the Order of the Temple had disappeared and had no further contact with the church.
It appears that King Philip IV of France, who was deeply in debt to the Order had decided to solve his problems using the Order of the Temple as his scapegoat.
Jacques de Molay knew that he he couldn't challenge King Philip and the Pope decided that it might be best to relocate the order away from those who would destroy it.
So for the next two years the Order of the temple liquidated its assets and purchased ships and supplies for a great journey.
Working form source maps captured during the crusades Jacques de Molay had decided on a destination.
The Order of the Temple would head west to the rumoured lands of spice.
Their the Order of the Temple would reestablish itself away from the greedy Kings.
The Templars converged in northern Scotland where they set about organizing a fleet that would take them to the great frozen island to the north of Britain and then they planned to sail further west.
The Templars would set up bases with supplies for those that would follow
Jacques de Molay knew those unclaimed lands was there to be held somewhere far to the west.
Leif Ericson in the 11th century had already established short-lived colonies in the great western lands.
Jacques de Molay would do better.
From the Ancient Phoenician source maps he had seen he was sure that there were far better lands below the original settlements of Leif Ericson.
It would be a long and arduous journey and would take many years to complete.
The Templars would build a base on this Iceland where they would stockpile resources and vessels for the great exodus.
The Templars would sails due west in the warmer seasons and once they hit the shores of the frozen lands Leif Ericson wrote of the fleet would sail along the coastline until the weather turned.
Then the Templars would build another base to see out the worst of the winter months.
Jacques de Molay had far grander plans he would develop a grand domain of the Order of the Temple.
After many trials by God the Order of the Temple entered a great lake of water. The mouth of the lake had many shoals, and the sea breakers.
Still it provided shelter from harsh ocean travel.
The Templar Knights were stunned by the visage the beheld their eyes.
The land stretched beyond their sight.
They knew they had reached the great western land of Leif Ericson.
Jacques de Molay took a long look at the vista of their new domain and then ordered his Templars to start unloading their remaining ships.
Jacques de Molay was pleased by what the Order of the Temple had achieved over the three years of their great exodus.
They had build small secure bases all the way down this vast land.
But now it was time to put down roots and start to build a secure base unparalleled in the annuals of the Order.
In time the Order of the Temple would return to these bases and make them true fortresses of the order so that they could proclaim their possession of the width, length and breadth of this Great Western Land.
In France, King Philip IV was incensed.
He had attempted to seize the Templar estates only to discover from the few remaining Templars that they had been sold to his own nobles and the monies used for a great crusade.
Philip was in a quandry.
If he seized the possessions of his nobles then he could face rebellion.
Philip petitioned Pope Clement V to sanction the Order of the Temple and have it disbanded.
Pope Clement V however wasn't about to sanction the order that had financed its own crusade to retake the Holy Lands from the rule of the Muslims.
So he was most surprised to discover later that the Order of the Temple had disappeared and had no further contact with the church.
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