Cabal of The Westford Knight: Templars at the Newport Tower (Book #1 in the Templars in America Series) by David S. Brody

Author:David S. Brody [Brody, David S.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Martin & Lawrence Press
Published: 2009-01-20T05:00:00+00:00

Cam was having trouble accepting what Forsberg had just told them. Sure, Monsignor Marcotte had theorized that the Vatican was worried about some kind of genealogy proving Sarah’s birth, but Cam never really thought he and Amanda would actually stumble upon anything so monumental. A week ago, he was just a real estate attorney trying to help an elderly couple keep their house. Now, he was … well, still a real estate attorney but this time one on the verge of a discovery that could shake one of the pillars of Western civilization. He wanted another beer but gulped some water instead.

“So, wait, let me get this straight. You think all these Hooked X markings are a code of some kind? A signal that the heirs of Jesus were exploring America?” Perhaps Prince Henry was part of the most secret cabal of all.

Forsberg stared absently at the TV monitor above the bar. “You know, Cam, I really don’t know what to think. Honestly. This is all so bizarre. When I hear you describe it like that, I just shake my head and think it’s all too far-fetched. But then I look at all the evidence and I don’t know what else to think.” He swigged his beer. “It’s frigging mind-boggling.”

He was glad to see that Forsberg shared his incredulity, that he did not totally accept even his own theory. The lawyer in him focused on the words ‘all the evidence.’ “What have you found besides the Hooked X?”

“Good question. The other stuff doesn’t really have anything to do with religion or Jesus or Sarah. At least not that I can tell. But there’s a lot more going on here than just rock carvings. It looks to me like Prince Henry and his gang were here not just to explore but to make a permanent settlement. Probably for all the Templars who had gone underground early in the 14th century. They knew that at some point the Pope was going to come after them. They were still outlaws, still outcasts. They had to get out of Europe.”

“You are correct,” Amanda said. “England, which was loyal to the Pope in those days, was constantly attacking, trying to retake Scotland.”

“Right. So the Templars packed their treasures and sailed to the New World. I’m simplifying—they probably sent a small fleet over first with others planning to follow later. Which, since no big colony has been found, they probably never did, likely because of war between England and Scotland, or maybe because of another outbreak of Black Plague. Anyway, the first thing they’d likely do when they got here—after making friends with the natives, of course—would be to start mapping the New World and scouting for settlement sites. So the Rune Stones would serve multiple purposes--”

Cam interrupted. “You said something earlier about the stones being carved by people from Gotland.”

“Right. Gotland was full of Cistercian monks during that period. The Cistercians happened to be a sister order to the Templars—they were really the only literate people during that time.

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