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Roland Napule (23 February 1122 - 5 October 1190) was a doctor of the Knights Templar in the city of Tyre in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Notoriously cruel, he was killed by the Hashshashin in 1190.

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Roland Napule death

Napule's death

Roland Napule was born in the Norman Kingdom of Sicily in the city of Naples, and became a member of the Knights Templar. Napule was well-versed in both medicine and writing, becoming a doctor and a scribe. During the Third Crusade, Napule opened a hospital in the city of Tyre in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, where he became known for his cruelty. 

In 1190, the Hashshashin Master Assassin Altair Ibn-La'Ahad was sent to assassinate him in his hospital. Altair managed to defeat his guards, and jumped from a chandelier to assassinate him from the air.

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