Swedish Rite of the Templar Order
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The Swedish Rite of the Templar Order is the branch of the Templar Order that operates in Sweden.
History
Viking Age
By the second half of the 10th century, an early incarnation of the Templar Order had established a presence in Scandinavia. Among their ranks was the King of Denmark and Norway, Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson, who was in possession of the Devotion Prong of the Trident of Eden, which he had received as a gift from the Holy Roman Emperor Otto I.[1]
Seeking to spread the Templars' influence into Sweden, Harald formed an alliance with Styrbjörn the Strong and invested himself in the conflict between the prince and his uncle, King Eric, who was aided by the Hidden Ones. Harald lent his support to Styrbjörn's invasion of Sweden to overthrow Eric and tried to use his Prong to control the prince, to no avail. Meanwhile, the Hidden Ones caught wind of Harald's Templar affiliations, and sent Thorvald Hjaltason to dismantle the Order's influence in the conflict by eliminating their agents in Harald's and Styrbjörn's army.[1]
After Styrbjörn took his Prong as a guarantee to prevent the Danish King from betraying him, Harald decided to abandon the prince and fled with his Danish reinforcements ahead of Styrbjörn's decisive battle against King Eric's forces. As a result, Styrbjörn's army was ultimately defeated, the prince was killed, and the Prong fell into the Hidden Ones' hands.[1]
Age of Liberty
In 1748, King Frederik I of Sweden was building his navy with the funding of George II of England in Stockholm's dockyard. The Templars were suspected by the Swedish Assassins of having an increased presence in Stockholm's shipyard, due to the possibility of King George's court being influenced by the British Templars. With the threat of Templar activity in the shipyards and their own limited resources, the Assassins could not accept Achilles Davenport's request to build a brig and instead recommended that the French Assassins construct the ship.[2]
During the Seven Years' War, the Kingdom of Sweden had lost much of its influence in the Baltic, but the Templar Order was still interested in using it as a strategic location to spy on the Kingdom of Russia.[3] The Colonial Templar Shay Cormac provided fifteen spies from his fleet to the Templars in Stockholm, to keep Russia's plans under control.[4]
Members
- Viking Age
Allies and puppets
- Viking Age
- Age of Liberty
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Rogue (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants - Fate of the Gods (first appearance)
References
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