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by: Lionel Fanthrope, Patricia Fanthrope
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 944
EAN: 9781578633159
ISBN: 157863315X
Label: Weiser Books
Manufacturer: Weiser Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 239
Publication Date: 2004-08
Publisher: Weiser Books
Sales Rank: 808684
Studio: Weiser Books
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Besides Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland, no other place on Earth holds as much esoteric symbolism as France's Rennes le Chateau. Its location and design are the subjects of countless rumours, myths and legends. The authors survey its arcane history and the secrets of Rennes le Chateau, including its relationship to the Merovingian bloodline of Christ; the Chateau as a possible location of an immense treasure, and also as a possible repository for the alchemical secrets behind the Philosopher's Stone.
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Rating:  - Entertaining as a work of FICTION. Misleading as non-fiction.
This is a very interesting and entertaining read, but based on conjecture and falsehoods. It is a FICTION novel that has been portrayed as fact. None of this has been proven.
The book is actually drawing on a small connection between the Knights Templar and their connection with the Cathars (a dualist religious sect that was annihilated by the Catholic church as heretics). The connection is weak at best.
The book should be classified as historical fiction. An average read in that category. ... Read More
Rating:  - Disappointing...
By the title of this book you would think that there would be more about the involvement of the Knights Templar and The Holy Grail, but there is very little mention of either.
There is a good deal of information on Rennes Le Chateau, however you can find any of the information in this book in any other book that is about the Rennes mystery, without having to deal with the author talking in circles and repeating himself.
It seems to me that the author wrote the book more to give ... Read More
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