Does the treasure in the movie National Treasure really exist?

Question

Does the treasure in the movie National Treasure really exist?

Answer 1

I would have to say it does - or at least did - exist.



As others have said the Knights Templar really were amazingly rich, richer than most kingdoms of their time...and as that was founded on Gold that gold can't have just disappeared...



Whether it still exists in the same form, ie it has not been melted down and recast, no-one knows. Certainly tales exist of it being packed aboard ships to flee the Holy Roman Church, but to what fate ? Did they make landfall ? Did they sink ? Is the treasure hidden (lost?) in north America? Did the church grab it ?



No-one knows for sure. But certainly the writers/ directors of National Treasure have no more of a clue than anyone else...

Answer 2

Nobody knows. The treasure the movie was based on was the Templar Treasure. In 1309, King Phillip of France and the Pope who was in his pocket, declared the Knights Templars outlaws and said they desecrated religious objects. This was done so King Phillip didn't have to pay the Templars the money he owed them. All the Templars were arrested, tortured, and killled(supposedly). King Phillip couldn't find the treasure after the death of the Templar Grand Master, Jacques De Molay.

One book suggests it was taken to Scotland. In Scotland, 50 years or so after the deaths of the Templars, the Freemasons became a legitimate organization, incorporating some of the secrets of the Knights Templar into their ceremonies. However, all this is theoretical, none of it can be proved, because back then, some records were falsified to keep Phillip and the Pope from finding the treasure.



Another point is, nobody knows what it is. Books like the DA Vince Code, The Secret Supper, and The Templar Legacy, are ALL fiction, with just the tiniest bit of fact. They are all good mystery book, if you like that type of genre.

Answer 3

I tend to think that it does. Our nation was founded by practicing Masons of high degrees. The Masons/Shriners are probably the richest organization in the world, other than the Catholic Church. They are also one of the most mysterious and secretive organizations, as well. It has long been said that certain Masons of higher degrees are inducted into a society even more secret and powerful, referred to as The Illuminati. These select persons are men of wealth, influence and connections. The society is rumored to have pre-dated even the French Revolution. The National Geographic Channel and The History Channel have both featured programs recently regarding these rumors and suppositions. None of this has ever been proved because they are, after all, secret societies and those chosen to lead such powerful and financially rich cabals, would be even more secretive. I doubt, however, that such a treasure would ever been abandoned for a period of a hundred years or more. More than one man would have access to the secret.

Answer 4

Well

Thats sorta like

is the Da Vinici Code real?



The idea of a large treasure which uses the Declaration of Independence as a clue to its discovery is similar to the story of the Beale ciphers, which supposedly were buried in Bedford county, Virginia circa 1820. However, to decode part of that cipher, one simply had to know the text of the Declaration; one did not need the original document itself.



The film also draws upon several real-life pieces of history, including the use by revolutionary American forces of invisible inks to store hidden information in letters and other documents; dictionary codes as a form of cipher; and other intelligence tradecraft of the era.



The secret location of the treasure may have been inspired by stories of the mysterious "Money Pit" at Oak Island. The site is subject to various rumors surrounding the Knights Templar, the American Revolution, and pre-Columbian voyages to America.



The Beale Ciphers



The Beale ciphers are a set of three ciphertexts, one of which allegedly states the location of a buried treasure of gold and silver estimated to be worth over 20 million US dollars in today's money. The other two ciphertexts allegedly describe the content of the treasure, and list the names of the treasure's owners' next of kin, respectively



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Answer 5

Here is what is known concernig the Knight's Templar:



They amassed one of the greatest fortunes of the Middle Ages. They were extremely well connected with strongholds all over the known world. They had a fleet of ships.



It has always made sense to me, considering their wealth and power, they would have seen the end coming. Moving & hiding portions of their vast assets would have posed no problems for them.



As to what has happened to it since their downfall approx 700 years ago, this is the mystery. And I must say, has captured my imagination.

Answer 6

I don't have a lot of my documentation nearby, but I can tell you off hand that they were really reaching to make that movie work. As far as leaving clues on dollar bills, we didn't even have paper currency until 1861. Furthermore, the Federal reserve didn't come into existence, and therefore didn't start printing federal reserve notes (your dollar bills) until the 1900's.

Answer 7

I wonder the same thing.

Answer 8

it dont if t did it would be in fort knox

Answer 9

No

Answer 10

no