The Shadow of the Templars
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The Shadow of the Templars is a speculative non-fiction book by Henry Lincoln that explores alleged mysteries and hidden histories surrounding the Knights Templar and related esoteric traditions.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Shadow of the Templars canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9390183 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Shadow of the Templars Context triple: [Henry Lincoln, notableWork, The Shadow of the Templars]
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A.
Bloodline of the Holy Grail
Bloodline of the Holy Grail is a controversial book by Laurence Gardner that explores alternative theories about Jesus, the Holy Grail, and supposed surviving royal bloodlines.
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B.
Priory of Sion
The Priory of Sion is a fictional secret society popularized by Dan Brown’s novel "The Da Vinci Code," where it is portrayed as an ancient brotherhood guarding hidden religious truths.
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C.
The Keeper of the Grail
The Keeper of the Grail is a musical cue from the Indiana Jones film scores, associated with the mystical guardianship of the Holy Grail.
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D.
Templar Archives
Templar Archives is an advanced Protoss tech structure in the StarCraft series that unlocks powerful psionic units and upgrades, particularly for High Templars and related technologies.
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E.
The Cabal
The Cabal is a powerful clandestine organization in The Blacklist that secretly manipulates global politics, intelligence agencies, and criminal networks to serve its own hidden agenda.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Shadow of the Templars Target entity description: The Shadow of the Templars is a speculative non-fiction book by Henry Lincoln that explores alleged mysteries and hidden histories surrounding the Knights Templar and related esoteric traditions.
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A.
Bloodline of the Holy Grail
Bloodline of the Holy Grail is a controversial book by Laurence Gardner that explores alternative theories about Jesus, the Holy Grail, and supposed surviving royal bloodlines.
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B.
Priory of Sion
The Priory of Sion is a fictional secret society popularized by Dan Brown’s novel "The Da Vinci Code," where it is portrayed as an ancient brotherhood guarding hidden religious truths.
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C.
The Keeper of the Grail
The Keeper of the Grail is a musical cue from the Indiana Jones film scores, associated with the mystical guardianship of the Holy Grail.
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D.
Templar Archives
Templar Archives is an advanced Protoss tech structure in the StarCraft series that unlocks powerful psionic units and upgrades, particularly for High Templars and related technologies.
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E.
The Cabal
The Cabal is a powerful clandestine organization in The Blacklist that secretly manipulates global politics, intelligence agencies, and criminal networks to serve its own hidden agenda.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | Henry Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
alleged mysteries surrounding the Knights Templar
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claims of secret knowledge linked to the Templars ⓘ esoteric interpretations of medieval history ⓘ |
| genre |
conspiracy literature
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esotericism ⓘ speculative non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
Henry Lincoln – researcher of historical mysteries
NERFINISHED
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Henry Lincoln – writer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general readership interested in historical mysteries ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Knights Templar
NERFINISHED
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esoteric traditions ⓘ hidden history ⓘ historical mysteries ⓘ |
| topic |
European medieval history
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alternative history interpretations ⓘ esoteric symbolism ⓘ religious history ⓘ secret societies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Shadow of the Templars Description of subject: The Shadow of the Templars is a speculative non-fiction book by Henry Lincoln that explores alleged mysteries and hidden histories surrounding the Knights Templar and related esoteric traditions.
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