Karl Hammer Katee
Monday, October 1st, 2007
Hammer caused quite a stir when he published his book ‘Satan’s Song’ in the Netherlands. Although a novel, the author stated it was the true story of Dutch secret service art agent Tom R. who accidentally discovered a trail from Jan van Eyck’s famous Ghent Altar Piece ‘the adoration of the Lamb’ to the Arma Christi, while he was investigating the art treasures stolen by the Nazis just after World War II. The false trail and clues he created to hide his discoveries from the CIA were, he claims, picked up by the authors of ‘Holy Blood, Holy Grail’.
Hammer worked as a production-assistant and video editor for Dutch television, as well as creating a National Traffic radio station. In the 1990s, a family catastrophe made him decide to leave his career and concentrate on philosophy, religion and social injustice. These activities brought him into contact with a myriad of influential people in the corridors of politics and religion. In the book, he claims one of these was Tom R.
Said to live like a modern hermit, Hammer is now mainly concentrating on his writing career. Satan´s Song has received interest from Hollywood production companies and several international editions are under preparation.
Upon publication of the book in September 2006 in Belgium and Holland, newspapers delved into the story, wondering whether the book was indeed a true story that could only be told under the guise of fiction ? or whether it was a straightforward novel. In November 2006, some of the statements in the book even became the subject of a political debate.
In the book, Tom R. claims that the relics of Christ have been carefully protected by a secret brotherhood, and that these relics are at the core of the mystery of Rennes-le-Château and Bérenger Saunière. The relics, it´s claimed, were once hidden in Notre-Dame-de-Marceille.
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