Were there western european assassination orders similar to the ninjas or hashshashins?

by Zartonk

There are so many movies and books that deal with ninjas and hashshashins, but there doesn't seem to be any reference to a western european equivalent.

Kaalle

A very similar question has been asked on this thread : http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1x3l6e I hope this will help.