A quite extraordinary cache of weapons, armour and other relics believed to have been owned by the Knights Templar is set to be unveiled this month.
The collection, known as the Tomar Hoard, is thought to have been amassed by the order of warrior monks, famed for their exploits in the crusades, between the 12th and 14th centuries.
Its current owner, Hamilton White, spent years assembling the scattered pieces from the initial 1960 discovery in Tomar, Portugal, the site of a major Knights Templar stronghold.
White's research led him to retrace routes taken by Otto Rahn, an archaeologist who found favour with Heinrich Himmler the head of the Nazi SS, during the World War 2.
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