Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Knight Templar's Part XIII Jolly Roger

JOLLY ROGER

King Roger was a Templar Norman King who conquered Sicily during the time of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Because the Templar's could no longer fly the Rosy cross, they flew their war flag, of which there were several to choose from.

 The Jolly Roger is named after King Roger II of Sicily (1095-1154) Roger was a Templar from the crusades and conquered Apulia and Salerno in 1127 A.D. despite opposition from Pope Innocent II.
  
 His court was full of dancers, musicians, and entertainers and thus was known as Jolly Roger!   His conflict with the Pope was legendary especially among seafarers and traders.  Jolly Roger was well known for his palace at Palermo, dedicated to the arts, sciences and letters.

 It is thought that the Renaissance actually began with events at Jolly Rogers Palace at Palermo.  Jolly Roger established a center for Navigation and he employed Jewish and Muslim scholars much to the Vatican’s disdain. 

The Muslim Scholar Ibn Idrisi produced a Celestial Disc and a terrestrial disc, both in silver, which represented all the astronomical and geographical knowledge of that time. 



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