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{{Quote|A ring with a red cross pattée in a white circle. The Order of the Knights Templar!|William Robert Woodman|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy|Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.}}
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[[File:Templar Ring.png|thumb|150px|A Templar ring]]
[[File:Templar Ring.png|thumb|150px|A Templar ring]]
The '''Templar ring''' was an adornment worn by members of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] since at least the 16th century, that signified the membership in the Order. Typically, the rings bore a simple design: a red {{Wiki|cross pattée}}.
The '''Templar ring''' was an adornment worn by members of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] since at least the 16th century that signified the membership in the Order. Typically, the rings bore a simple design of a red {{Wiki|cross pattée}}, the [[Templar insignia]].


==History==
==History==
In the early 16th century, the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order|Chinese Templar]] [[Qiu Ju]], a member of the [[Eight Tigers]], wore a Templar ring.<ref name="Shao Jun">[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun|''Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun'']]</ref>
In the early 16th century, the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order|Chinese Templar]] [[Qiu Ju]], a member of the [[Eight Tigers]], wore a Templar ring.<ref name="Shao Jun">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Homecoming (manga)|Homecoming]]</ref>


In 1712, the [[British Rite of the Templar Order|British Templar]] [[Wilson]] wore a ring that left a cross-shaped scar on [[Edward Kenway]]'s face after Wilson punched Edward while escaping the burning Kenway farmstead. Edward later encountered another Templar ring, this time worn by [[Benjamin Pritchard]], when the latter was captured by the crew of the [[Piracy|pirate]] [[ship]], the ''[[Emperor]]''. Edward's rival and fellow pirate [[Blaney]] stole the ring from Pritchard soon after.<ref name="BF novel">''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]''</ref>
In 1712, the [[British Rite of the Templar Order|British Templar]] [[Wilson]] wore a ring that left a cross-shaped scar on [[Edward Kenway]]'s face after Wilson punched Edward while escaping the burning Kenway farmstead. Edward later encountered another Templar ring, this time worn by [[Benjamin Pritchard]], when the latter was captured by the crew of the [[Piracy|pirate]] [[ship]], the ''[[Emperor]]''. Edward's rival and fellow pirate [[Blaney]] stole the ring from Pritchard soon after.<ref name="BF novel">''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]''</ref>


In 1715, the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] of the [[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order|Caribbean Rite]], [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]], gave three rings to the new recruits, [[Julien du Casse]], [[Woodes Rogers]], and Edward Kenway—the latter having impersonated the former [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Duncan Walpole]]—during their [[Initiation into the Templar Order|induction ceremony]] into the Order.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Mister Walpole, I Presume?]] </ref> After Edward was revealed as an imposter, his ring was taken back by Torres.<ref name="BF novel" />
In 1715, [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]] of the [[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order|Caribbean Rite]] gave three rings to the new recruits [[Julien du Casse]], [[Woodes Rogers]], and Edward Kenway—the latter having impersonated the former [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Duncan Walpole]]—during their [[Initiation into the Templar Order|induction ceremony]] into the Order.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Mister Walpole, I Presume?]] </ref> After Edward was revealed as an imposter, his ring was taken back by Torres.<ref name="BF novel" />


In the early 18th century, certain members of the Templar-affiliated [[Shimazu clan]] in [[Japan]] wore Templar rings.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple|''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'']] – Episode 37</ref> In 1725, a Templar who met with the [[Macau]]-based businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin]] to demand a sea log in her possession in exchange for ceasing all hostilities against her company wore a ring, which allowed Lee to recognize him as a member of the Order.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple|''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'']] – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12|Episode 12]]</ref>
In the early 18th century, certain members of the Templar-affiliated [[Shimazu clan]] in [[Japan]] wore Templar rings.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – Episode 37</ref> In 1725, a Templar who met with the [[Macau]]-based businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin]] to demand a sea log in her possession in exchange for ceasing all hostilities against her company wore a ring, which allowed Lee to recognize him as a member of the Order.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12|Episode 12]]</ref>


Templar rings had their greatest usage in the [[United States]] before and during the [[American Revolution]]. During the [[Seven Years' War]], the [[United Kingdom|British]] General [[Edward Braddock]] wore one of these rings to signify his membership in the Order. Braddock was killed by fellow Templar [[Haytham Kenway]] during the [[Braddock Expedition]] in 1755 for his ruthlessness, following which Kenway took the ring from Braddock and awarded it to [[Charles Lee]] upon his induction into the Order.<ref name="BraddockExpedition">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Braddock Expedition (memory)|The Braddock Expedition]]</ref> Before his death in 1757, [[George Monro]] gave his Templar ring to [[Shay Cormac]], and Shay was later inducted into the [[American Rite of the Templar Order|Colonial Rite]].<ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> Finally, a [[British Templar naval captain]] in the [[Royal Navy]] possessed a Templar ring until he was killed by the Assassin [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] in 1776.<ref name="FrenchInvolvement">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[French Involvement]]</ref>
Templar rings had their greatest usage in the [[United States]] before and during the [[American Revolution]]. During the [[Seven Years' War]], the [[United Kingdom|British]] General [[Edward Braddock]] wore one of these rings to signify his membership in the Order. Braddock was [[Assassination|assassinated]] by fellow Templar [[Haytham Kenway]] during the [[Braddock Expedition]] in 1755 for his ruthlessness, following which Kenway took the ring from Braddock and awarded it to [[Charles Lee]] upon his induction into the Order.<ref name="BraddockExpedition">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Braddock Expedition (memory)|The Braddock Expedition]]</ref> Before his death in 1757, [[George Monro]] gave his Templar ring to [[Shay Cormac]], and Shay was later inducted into the [[American Rite of the Templar Order|Colonial Rite]].<ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> Finally, a [[British Templar naval captain]] in the [[Royal Navy]] possessed a Templar ring until he was killed by the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] in 1776.<ref name="FrenchInvolvement">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[French Involvement]]</ref>


Towards the end of the 18th century, the wearing of Templar rings was discontinued by the [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order|French Rite]]. In their place, [[Templar pin|silver pins]] crafted by the Templar and [[Sage]] [[François-Thomas Germain]] became the main symbol of recognition for the Order.<ref name="Unity">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>
Towards the end of the 18th century, the wearing of Templar rings was discontinued by the [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order|French Rite]]. In their place, [[Templar pin|silver pins]] crafted by the Templar and [[Sage]] [[François-Thomas Germain]] became the main symbol of recognition for the Order.<ref name="Unity">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>
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During the early 20th century, Templar rings were worn by the Secret Chiefs of the [[Hermeticists|Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]], though the Hermeticists were unaware of the Templar Order's existence or its influence in their organization.<ref name="Frater V.O.V.">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.]]</ref>
During the early 20th century, Templar rings were worn by the Secret Chiefs of the [[Hermeticists|Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]], though the Hermeticists were unaware of the Templar Order's existence or its influence in their organization.<ref name="Frater V.O.V.">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.]]</ref>


General [[Erich Albert]] of the [[Germany|German]] Army wore a Templar ring during the [[World War I|First World War]]. During the [[Christmas truce]] of 1914, Albert enlisted the aid of an enemy medic to perform surgery on a German soldier. After the surgery, Albert noticed the medic's interest in his Templar ring, and offered to trade it with him until he noticed the medic's Assassin burn mark around his finger, and was assassinated.<ref name="Ghosts of Christmas Past">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Holidays: Chapter 1 – Ghosts of Christmas Past]]</ref>
General [[Erich Albert]] of the [[Germany|German]] Army wore a Templar ring in [[World War I]]. During the [[Christmas truce]] of 1914, Albert enlisted the aid of an enemy [[Doctor|medic]] to perform surgery on a German soldier. After the surgery, Albert noticed the medic's interest in his Templar ring and offered to trade it with him until he noticed the [[Assassin medic (WW1)|medic's Assassin burn mark]] around his finger and was assassinated.<ref name="Ghosts of Christmas Past">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Holidays: Chapter 1 – Ghosts of Christmas Past]]</ref>


In 1927, [[Thaddeus Gift]], the Grand Master of the British Rite, wore a Templar ring. After he was killed by the [[Black Cross]] [[Albert Bolden]] for betraying the Order's principles, his ring finger was cut off and placed in a box, along with the ring, which was to be delivered to [[Chiang Kai-shek]], whom the Chinese Templars hoped to recruit into their ranks. Gift's son [[Darius Gift|Darius]] was tasked to deliver the box to [[Shanghai]], but it was stolen shortly after his arrival in the city, while Chiang Kai-shek ultimately declined joining the Order.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Templars|''Assassin's Creed: Templars'']]</ref>
In 1927, [[Thaddeus Gift]], the Grand Master of the British Rite, wore a Templar ring. After he was killed by the [[Black Cross]] [[Albert Bolden]] for betraying the Order's principles, his ring finger was cut off and placed in a box, along with the ring, which was to be delivered to [[Chiang Kai-shek]], whom the Chinese Templars hoped to recruit into their ranks. Gift's son [[Darius Gift|Darius]] was tasked to deliver the box to [[Shanghai]], but it was stolen shortly after his arrival in the city, while Chiang Kai-shek ultimately declined joining the Order.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Templars|''Assassin's Creed: Templars'']]</ref>
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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
The Templar rings in the ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' franchise can be seen as a counterpart to the marks Assassins used, beginning in the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]] with finger amputations up until the [[Middle Ages]], then burn marks during the [[Renaissance]], and eventually [[Assassin ring]]s in the [[Victorian era]]. However, in contrast to the left ring finger favored by the Assassins, Templar rings are typically worn on the right ring finger, further solidifying the differences between the two orders.   
The Templar rings in the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|''Assassin's Creed'' franchise]] can be seen as a counterpart to the marks Assassins used, beginning in the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]] with finger amputations up until the [[Middle Ages]], then burn marks during the [[Renaissance]], and eventually [[Assassin ring]]s in the [[Victorian era]]. However, in contrast to the left ring finger favored by the Assassins, Templar rings are typically worn on the right ring finger, further solidifying the differences between the two orders.   


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Revision as of 17:26, 22 December 2023

"A ring with a red cross pattée in a white circle. The Order of the Knights Templar!"
―William Robert Woodman[src]-[m]
File:Templar Ring.png
A Templar ring

The Templar ring was an adornment worn by members of the Templar Order since at least the 16th century that signified the membership in the Order. Typically, the rings bore a simple design of a red cross pattée, the Templar insignia.

History

In the early 16th century, the Chinese Templar Qiu Ju, a member of the Eight Tigers, wore a Templar ring.[1]

In 1712, the British Templar Wilson wore a ring that left a cross-shaped scar on Edward Kenway's face after Wilson punched Edward while escaping the burning Kenway farmstead. Edward later encountered another Templar ring, this time worn by Benjamin Pritchard, when the latter was captured by the crew of the pirate ship, the Emperor. Edward's rival and fellow pirate Blaney stole the ring from Pritchard soon after.[2]

In 1715, Grand Master Laureano de Torres y Ayala of the Caribbean Rite gave three rings to the new recruits Julien du Casse, Woodes Rogers, and Edward Kenway—the latter having impersonated the former Assassin Duncan Walpole—during their induction ceremony into the Order.[3] After Edward was revealed as an imposter, his ring was taken back by Torres.[2]

In the early 18th century, certain members of the Templar-affiliated Shimazu clan in Japan wore Templar rings.[4] In 1725, a Templar who met with the Macau-based businesswoman Lee Huiyin to demand a sea log in her possession in exchange for ceasing all hostilities against her company wore a ring, which allowed Lee to recognize him as a member of the Order.[5]

Templar rings had their greatest usage in the United States before and during the American Revolution. During the Seven Years' War, the British General Edward Braddock wore one of these rings to signify his membership in the Order. Braddock was assassinated by fellow Templar Haytham Kenway during the Braddock Expedition in 1755 for his ruthlessness, following which Kenway took the ring from Braddock and awarded it to Charles Lee upon his induction into the Order.[6] Before his death in 1757, George Monro gave his Templar ring to Shay Cormac, and Shay was later inducted into the Colonial Rite.[7] Finally, a British Templar naval captain in the Royal Navy possessed a Templar ring until he was killed by the Colonial Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton in 1776.[8]

Towards the end of the 18th century, the wearing of Templar rings was discontinued by the French Rite. In their place, silver pins crafted by the Templar and Sage François-Thomas Germain became the main symbol of recognition for the Order.[9]

During the early 20th century, Templar rings were worn by the Secret Chiefs of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, though the Hermeticists were unaware of the Templar Order's existence or its influence in their organization.[10]

General Erich Albert of the German Army wore a Templar ring in World War I. During the Christmas truce of 1914, Albert enlisted the aid of an enemy medic to perform surgery on a German soldier. After the surgery, Albert noticed the medic's interest in his Templar ring and offered to trade it with him until he noticed the medic's Assassin burn mark around his finger and was assassinated.[11]

In 1927, Thaddeus Gift, the Grand Master of the British Rite, wore a Templar ring. After he was killed by the Black Cross Albert Bolden for betraying the Order's principles, his ring finger was cut off and placed in a box, along with the ring, which was to be delivered to Chiang Kai-shek, whom the Chinese Templars hoped to recruit into their ranks. Gift's son Darius was tasked to deliver the box to Shanghai, but it was stolen shortly after his arrival in the city, while Chiang Kai-shek ultimately declined joining the Order.[12]

John Roberts wore a Templar ring during the 21st century.[13]

In 2014, after uploading Shay Cormac's file to the Assassin network, Melanie Lemay presented a Templar ring to the Helix research analyst "Numbskull", offering them a place in the Order.[7]

In 2019, the Japanese Templar Kaori Kagami wore a Templar ring while she worked as a doctor at the Abstergo Industries facility in Yokohama.[1]

Behind the scenes

The Templar rings in the Assassin's Creed franchise can be seen as a counterpart to the marks Assassins used, beginning in the Ptolemaic Kingdom with finger amputations up until the Middle Ages, then burn marks during the Renaissance, and eventually Assassin rings in the Victorian era. However, in contrast to the left ring finger favored by the Assassins, Templar rings are typically worn on the right ring finger, further solidifying the differences between the two orders.

Gallery

  • Haytham Kenway taking Edward Braddock's Templar ring
    Haytham Kenway taking Edward Braddock's Templar ring
  • Charles Lee being awarded with Braddock's Templar ring
    Charles Lee being awarded with Braddock's Templar ring
  • George Monro passing his Templar ring to Shay Cormac
    George Monro passing his Templar ring to Shay Cormac
  • Connor examining a Templar ring of the British captain
    Connor examining a Templar ring of the British captain
  • A Secret Chief of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn wearing a Templar ring
    A Secret Chief of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn wearing a Templar ring
  • Thaddeus Gift's Templar ring
    Thaddeus Gift's Templar ring
  • Erich Albert showing his Templar ring to an Assassin medic
    Erich Albert showing his Templar ring to an Assassin medic
  • John Roberts wearing a Templar ring
    John Roberts wearing a Templar ring
  • Qiu Ju's Templar ring
    Qiu Ju's Templar ring
  • Kaori Kagami's Templar ring
    Kaori Kagami's Templar ring

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun – Homecoming
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Black Flag
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Mister Walpole, I Presume?
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 37
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 12
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed III – The Braddock Expedition
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Assassin's Creed: Rogue
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed III – French Involvement
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity
  10. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.
  11. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Holidays: Chapter 1 – Ghosts of Christmas Past
  12. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Templars
  13. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Rifts

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