More Knights Templar
Onomastics is a fascinating field of study. Its’ literal meaning taken from the dictionary is “the study of the history and origin of proper names” but in reality it is much more than this. It is a study of linguistics, history, anthropology, psychology and sociology amongst others. So much of a person’s traits can be derived by simply asking them their name.Onomastics can tell us quite a lot about who Lord Neil Benjamin Gibson is and who his family have always been.
Gibson is originally a Scottish and English surname, derived from a patronymic form of the common mediaeval personal name Gib, itself a shortened form of Gilbert. Variant forms of the surname include Gibsoun, Gipson, Gibbson, Gibbons, Gilson, Gibb, and Gibby among others.
Gilbert, the personal name, was introduced into Britain by followers of William the Conqueror, shortly after the Norman Invasion of 1066. The Norman name, originally found as Gislebert or Gillebert, is composed of the Germanic elements Gisil, meaning “hostage” or “noble youth”, and berht, meaning “bright” or “famous”.
So, for comedic value, Lord Neil could conceivably be referred to as Lord Neil Benjamin Bright Noble Youth. On the other hand, he could also be called Lord Neil Famous Hostage, so perhaps onomastics can be taken too far on occasion.
Interestingly, Lord Neil’s family history and lineage has been connected to the founding father of the Knights Templar, Hugh de Payens. Some further even believe Lord Gibson to be a direct descendent of Hugh de Payens. Lord Gibson was regressed by a member of the High commission of Templars at a Templar meeting in Belize Central America
and he witnessed that Lord
Neil Gibson demonstrated the signs of being a descendant of Hugh de
Payens.
Many other people have been regressed in the same manner, which displays their connection to other famous Knights Templar leaders.
Today there is some confusion surrounding who the Knights Templar were and what their function was. They were formed under Papal Order in 1118 by Hugh de Payens in order to protect the road to Jerusalem. The Order was a favored charity throughout Christendom during its most powerful period not dissimilar to the Knights Hospitaller which was founded in order to treat the sick from the crusades. Both orders spread rapidly throughout Europe. It was presumed that during the reign of David I that both orders were endowed lands in Scotland. The Knights Templar were granted estates near Drumchapel Temple (hence the name, at Anniesland), Jordanhill (named after the middle-eastern land by the Templars) and the surrounding woodland that became known as Knightswood, of which parts are named North and South Templar. Most of the Knightswood estate was a detached portion of Jordanhill, though much had an ancient and honourable history of its own accord.
The name commemorates the Knights
Templar who had been granted these lands and the wood for their services
in the crusades.
Cyprus became the headquarters of the order as the fighting in the middle-east worsened. A hierarchy of order took precedence, with the master of the Scottish Templars answering to the English master; who in turn answered to the French master; who would then answer to the
Cypriot grand master. The Templar vocation dominated, causing national patriotism to come second.
Templar history is intertwined with the Wars of Independence between Scotland and England, where the stories of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce became famous. It is said that Sir William Wallace is to have killed Brian le Jay, the English master, and John de Soutre, the Scottish master, after the battle of Falkirk. Yet, the Templar knights are reputed to be present at Bannockburn fighting alongside Bruce. Their switching of allegiance is a story worthy of recount.
King Philip IV of France disliked the Knights Templar as they refused him entry into the knighthood when he was younger. On Friday 13th October 1307, Philip IV had every French Templar knight that he could find arrested. Most historians agree that this was the beginning of the superstition surrounding that date as well as the phrase ‘unlucky for some’. The charges brought against them consisted of denying Christ, sodomy, and worshiping an idol called Baphomet. Through torture he obtained false confessions, though many knights chose to die rather than lie and impune their order. These confessions were presented to Pope Clement V, a puppet of the King who resided in Avignon in France rather than in Rome as is customary, who issued a bull ordering the Templar knights be arrested in every country and their property seized.
Meanwhile, Robert the Bruce killed John Comyn, a Scottish nobleman in a church at Dumfries, in Scotland. For this sin, he was excommunicated by Clement V just six weeks after his coronation as King of Scots in 1306. Ruled by the English, the Scots cause appeared weak, suffering from an excommunicated King and only a guerrilla army for support. However, under Bruce’s leadership the Scots began gaining the upper hand.
Fleeing knights from France and elsewhere sought sanctuary. Scotland became the obvious refuge, its king excommunicated by the Pope and in need of trained soldiers. Tradition claims that Bruce himself was a Templar Knight, thus instigating the Templar’s switch of allegiance to the Scots side against the English, and their reputed presence at Bannockburn.
The defeated Edward II seized the Templar property in England in the following year, due to strong circumstantial evidence of their aiding the Scots cause. Edward II now clung to power in Scotland and had the Scottish Templars arrested and tried at Holyrood on 17th November 1309. The court resulted in a not proven verdict, largely due to the resistance of the Scottish army, however the order was eventually ‘abolished’ in 1312.
And so the high era of the Knights Templar came to a close although they still moved in a more secretive manner. After they were officially abolished in 1312 they joined with the Knights Hospitaller and other similar institutions.
So there we have a very brief account of the interesting history of the Knights Templar. What is less known however is that the Templars also became a wealthy international agency, skilled in banking and shipbuilding. As many as 90% of the order’s members where non-combatant who managed a large economic infrastructure throughout Christendom. They developed innovative financial techniques and formed what was arguably the world’s first multinational corporation which neatly brings us back to onomastics, the Knights Templar and Lord Neil Benjamin Gibson. The Knights were founded by Hugh de Payens, a direct descendent of Lord Gibson, working under the patronage of the Pope. They were an order who defended Christian values,
who invented modern banking systems through what was in effect a multinational corporation and who also had a philanthropic aspect to their dealings. These are all core values to Neil Gibson as a person and as a businessman, lending some weight to the theory of onomastics.
Onomastics is a fascinating field of study. Its’ literal meaning taken from the dictionary is “the study of the history and origin of proper names” but in reality it is much more than this. It is a study of linguistics, history, anthropology, psychology and sociology amongst others. So much of a person’s traits can be derived by simply asking them their name.Onomastics can tell us quite a lot about who Lord Neil Benjamin Gibson is and who his family have always been.
Gibson is originally a Scottish and English surname, derived from a patronymic form of the common mediaeval personal name Gib, itself a shortened form of Gilbert. Variant forms of the surname include Gibsoun, Gipson, Gibbson, Gibbons, Gilson, Gibb, and Gibby among others.
Gilbert, the personal name, was introduced into Britain by followers of William the Conqueror, shortly after the Norman Invasion of 1066. The Norman name, originally found as Gislebert or Gillebert, is composed of the Germanic elements Gisil, meaning “hostage” or “noble youth”, and berht, meaning “bright” or “famous”.
So, for comedic value, Lord Neil could conceivably be referred to as Lord Neil Benjamin Bright Noble Youth. On the other hand, he could also be called Lord Neil Famous Hostage, so perhaps onomastics can be taken too far on occasion.
Interestingly, Lord Neil’s family history and lineage has been connected to the founding father of the Knights Templar, Hugh de Payens. Some further even believe Lord Gibson to be a direct descendent of Hugh de Payens. Lord Gibson was regressed by a member of the High commission of Templars at a Templar meeting in Belize Central America
Many other people have been regressed in the same manner, which displays their connection to other famous Knights Templar leaders.
Today there is some confusion surrounding who the Knights Templar were and what their function was. They were formed under Papal Order in 1118 by Hugh de Payens in order to protect the road to Jerusalem. The Order was a favored charity throughout Christendom during its most powerful period not dissimilar to the Knights Hospitaller which was founded in order to treat the sick from the crusades. Both orders spread rapidly throughout Europe. It was presumed that during the reign of David I that both orders were endowed lands in Scotland. The Knights Templar were granted estates near Drumchapel Temple (hence the name, at Anniesland), Jordanhill (named after the middle-eastern land by the Templars) and the surrounding woodland that became known as Knightswood, of which parts are named North and South Templar. Most of the Knightswood estate was a detached portion of Jordanhill, though much had an ancient and honourable history of its own accord.
Cyprus became the headquarters of the order as the fighting in the middle-east worsened. A hierarchy of order took precedence, with the master of the Scottish Templars answering to the English master; who in turn answered to the French master; who would then answer to the
Cypriot grand master. The Templar vocation dominated, causing national patriotism to come second.
Templar history is intertwined with the Wars of Independence between Scotland and England, where the stories of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce became famous. It is said that Sir William Wallace is to have killed Brian le Jay, the English master, and John de Soutre, the Scottish master, after the battle of Falkirk. Yet, the Templar knights are reputed to be present at Bannockburn fighting alongside Bruce. Their switching of allegiance is a story worthy of recount.
King Philip IV of France disliked the Knights Templar as they refused him entry into the knighthood when he was younger. On Friday 13th October 1307, Philip IV had every French Templar knight that he could find arrested. Most historians agree that this was the beginning of the superstition surrounding that date as well as the phrase ‘unlucky for some’. The charges brought against them consisted of denying Christ, sodomy, and worshiping an idol called Baphomet. Through torture he obtained false confessions, though many knights chose to die rather than lie and impune their order. These confessions were presented to Pope Clement V, a puppet of the King who resided in Avignon in France rather than in Rome as is customary, who issued a bull ordering the Templar knights be arrested in every country and their property seized.
Meanwhile, Robert the Bruce killed John Comyn, a Scottish nobleman in a church at Dumfries, in Scotland. For this sin, he was excommunicated by Clement V just six weeks after his coronation as King of Scots in 1306. Ruled by the English, the Scots cause appeared weak, suffering from an excommunicated King and only a guerrilla army for support. However, under Bruce’s leadership the Scots began gaining the upper hand.
Fleeing knights from France and elsewhere sought sanctuary. Scotland became the obvious refuge, its king excommunicated by the Pope and in need of trained soldiers. Tradition claims that Bruce himself was a Templar Knight, thus instigating the Templar’s switch of allegiance to the Scots side against the English, and their reputed presence at Bannockburn.
The defeated Edward II seized the Templar property in England in the following year, due to strong circumstantial evidence of their aiding the Scots cause. Edward II now clung to power in Scotland and had the Scottish Templars arrested and tried at Holyrood on 17th November 1309. The court resulted in a not proven verdict, largely due to the resistance of the Scottish army, however the order was eventually ‘abolished’ in 1312.
And so the high era of the Knights Templar came to a close although they still moved in a more secretive manner. After they were officially abolished in 1312 they joined with the Knights Hospitaller and other similar institutions.
So there we have a very brief account of the interesting history of the Knights Templar. What is less known however is that the Templars also became a wealthy international agency, skilled in banking and shipbuilding. As many as 90% of the order’s members where non-combatant who managed a large economic infrastructure throughout Christendom. They developed innovative financial techniques and formed what was arguably the world’s first multinational corporation which neatly brings us back to onomastics, the Knights Templar and Lord Neil Benjamin Gibson. The Knights were founded by Hugh de Payens, a direct descendent of Lord Gibson, working under the patronage of the Pope. They were an order who defended Christian values,
who invented modern banking systems through what was in effect a multinational corporation and who also had a philanthropic aspect to their dealings. These are all core values to Neil Gibson as a person and as a businessman, lending some weight to the theory of onomastics.
