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Maria
Moderator 		posted 03-29-2005 12:03 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Maria   Click Here to Email Maria     Edit/Delete Message
Was there ever such thing? I read about it in a book and I was wondering if there was a tiny grain of truth.

Peter
Member 		posted 03-29-2005 12:09 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Peter   Click Here to Email Peter     Edit/Delete Message
Well there certainly was in India.
The 'Assasins' were well known and very much feared. I'm not really positive, but I think it was the British that finally put paid to them.
I don't think there was such an organised group in Europe. Though no doubt each country would have people that could be called on, so to speak.
Peter

Merlin
Senior Member 		posted 03-30-2005 04:02 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Merlin   Click Here to Email Merlin     Edit/Delete Message
You certainly refer to the famous Order of the Assasin, lead by Hassan Sabbah, called "the old man from the mountain", with their astonishing castles near the Caspian Sea. Alamut was their main castle and they terrorised India and the Near East from the 11th to the 14th century by killing many leaders for political or religious reasons.
You'll find more information about the Assasins and their castles under the following links:
http://xenohistorian.faithweb.com/neareast/ne11.html
http://www.iis.ac.uk/library_iis/gallery/ismaili_castles/ismaili_castles.htm

Peter
Member 		posted 03-30-2005 01:38 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Peter   Click Here to Email Peter     Edit/Delete Message
Cheers Merlin,
do you know ... there are just far too many subjects to get your head around. Some times I don't know which way I am going with this castle stuff!
Peter

Merlin
Senior Member 		posted 04-01-2005 05:23 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Merlin   Click Here to Email Merlin     Edit/Delete Message
Just found another interesting article about Sabbah and his Assassins: http://www.iranchamber.com/history/ismailieh/ismailieh.php
Just download the PDF-Document at the bottom of the page and you'll find information in all details!

Has anyone ever heared of anyone that has visited the castle of Alamut? Must be a very spectacular place but very difficult to get there...

[This message has been edited by Merlin (edited 04-01-2005).]

Maria
Moderator 		posted 04-01-2005 12:58 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Maria   Click Here to Email Maria     Edit/Delete Message
Wow. Thanks a lot! This is really interesting stuff.

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