[BRIEF NOTE] Why real history is good

[rfmcdonald]

Because I'm interested in conspiracy theories, particularly those relating to the Merovingians, I'm aware of Henry Sinclair, a 14th century Scottish noble who is alleged to not only have been a Templar but to have visited Nova Scotia in 1398, to set up a secret refuge for the Grail bloodline.
The 15th century Rosslyn Chapel, noted for its mysterious and intricate carvings, is in this telling an artifact inscribed with the secret signs of this unknown history.

This telling is wrong. Just today, rdi linked to an article in The Scotsman reporting that there is nothing Merovingian about Rosslyn Chapel at all, that this church's carvings are in fact are a rather remarkable example of an allegorical description of the cycle of life in architectural form.

The beauty and simplicity of the chapel still amazes Oxbrow, not least because it gives an insight into people's beliefs at the time.

"The whole chapel is completely straight forward," says Oxbrow. "If people continue to fictionalise history it's a bad thing, not least because the real stories are more interesting. Anything else about the Templars is just rubbish built on sand."