Case file · Folklore / legend
Bornholm's 'Templar' churches
In 1993, the Danish writer Erling Haagensen argued that Bornholm's medieval round churches, such as Østerlars, form a hidden geometric pattern laid out by the Knights Templar.
1993 CE · 55.16, 14.95 · status: claim
The account
The idea was popularised with Henry Lincoln in 'The Templars' Secret Island' (2000).
The sceptical view
Historians and archaeologists see no evidence of Templar involvement; patterns can be found in any scatter of points.