Where is That Templar Treasure?

According to the popular choices the Templar Treasure has been suspected to be buried in Oak Island of the coast of Nova Scotia, in Canada. The Oak island is considered a small island about 140 acres in total areas, which is currently privately owned. The history of the templars mainly stared with the establishment in 1119 AD, as the follower of pope, who did the biding of the church. In all the knightly orders, Templars are considered among the most powerful and richest, where they were able to accumulate a large treasure that was afterwards transferred to new lands for safekeeping. The order was disbanded in 1312 after King Philip put pressure on the Templars and the church.

However, the templars fearing the disbandment of the order shifted their wealth to more secure location, whose information is only anticipated by historians. One of the possible locations that has been considered by historians are Oak Island in Canada, as the templar took parts of their treasures in north to Scotland during 14^th century to Iceland, Greenland and on to the Vinland of North America. The treasure was taken by the L’Anse aux Meadows in the Newfoundland, where it has been hidden till date. There has been no concrete proof linking the Oak Island with the Templars, whereas the theories and speculations have indicated about the unearth presence of the order in the region.

Explain the Knights Templar and their role as international banking pioneers during the Crusades?

The Knights Templar were considered to be the holy fighters for Christianity, who embarked on various journeys and conquests to increase the reach of the church. The order exists between the time of 12^th to 14^th century, where the individuals were called Crusaders who embarked and responded on the will of the God. The knights templar are also considered as the international banking pioneers during the crusades, where they were responsible for collecting and accumulating revenues from farms and other chartered shipping ports. The templars were responsible for collecting the revenues and then providing securities to the pilgrims that were travelling to Jerusalem. The Templars also provided security to King John of England who deposited the crown jewels with them during the trouble with Magna Carta. Thus, it can be said that Templars are considered as the first financial service providers rather than the first world bankers.

In addition, the templar were also responsible for collecting the crusaders taxes on behalf of Pope from England, Hungary, France, Spain and Italy. Therefore, the templars were also responsible for handing the funding’s of France Treasurer on behalf of French King. The were paying royal officials on behalf of the crown and running the books of France to support the declining economy. Thus, Templars are considered the first financial service providers who collected, distributed and arranged the relevant funding’s to fuel further expansion in form of wars and other investments. The templars provided financial service to the King of France, who initiated the disbandment of the order after France became financially indebt to the Templar order.