Medievalists.net » Templars http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Medieval Books: 5 Great New Releases! http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/12/medieval-books-5-great-new-releases/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/12/medieval-books-5-great-new-releases/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2015 21:56:37 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62481 Black Friday is around the corner - here are a few books that have just been released!

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/12/medieval-books-5-great-new-releases/feed/ 0 Five Reasons We’re Still Fascinated by the Templars http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/17/five-reasons-were-still-fascinated-by-the-templars/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/17/five-reasons-were-still-fascinated-by-the-templars/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2015 17:47:57 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61128 What is it about the Templars that makes them so fascinating?

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/17/five-reasons-were-still-fascinated-by-the-templars/feed/ 0 Embracing Death, Celebrating Life: Reflections on the Concept of Martyrdom in the Order of the Knights Templar http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/15/embracing-death-celebrating-life-reflections-on-the-concept-of-a-martyrdom-in-the-order-of-the-knights-templar/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/15/embracing-death-celebrating-life-reflections-on-the-concept-of-a-martyrdom-in-the-order-of-the-knights-templar/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2015 13:35:52 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59684 Although research on the concept of martyrdom during the era of the Crusades has gained considerable prominence, it has rarely been applied to the Knights Templar. This is surprising, as the Templars were the first military order and paved the way for a new monastic development; they were devoted to warfare only; and they, together with the other military orders, but unlike most Crusaders, established a permanent presence in the hostile environment of the Holy Land, consequently facing the threat of death both regularly and frequently.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/15/embracing-death-celebrating-life-reflections-on-the-concept-of-a-martyrdom-in-the-order-of-the-knights-templar/feed/ 0 How far were the Military Orders responsible for the results of the Third Crusade? http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/10/how-far-were-the-military-orders-responsible-for-the-results-of-the-third-crusade/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/10/how-far-were-the-military-orders-responsible-for-the-results-of-the-third-crusade/#comments Sun, 10 May 2015 19:54:41 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58173 In order to assess how responsible the Military Orders were for the results of the Third Crusade this article will be structured by the analysis of three key areas in which they played a part; the siege of Acre, the march to Jaffa and their other military contributions, and their role as councillors to King Richard I of England.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/10/how-far-were-the-military-orders-responsible-for-the-results-of-the-third-crusade/feed/ 0 Templars, Hospitallers, and 12th-Century Popes: The Maltese Evidence http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/21/templars-hospitallers-and-12th-century-popes-the-maltese-evidence/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/21/templars-hospitallers-and-12th-century-popes-the-maltese-evidence/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2015 18:23:17 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=56995 To date, scholars have cataloged approximately 1,000 pre-1198 papal documents for Templars and Hospitallers, including deperdita (lost documents, inferred from other, still existing documents), as well as forgeries and falsifications.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/21/templars-hospitallers-and-12th-century-popes-the-maltese-evidence/feed/ 0 BOOKS: Medieval Ireland http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/17/books-medieval-ireland/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/17/books-medieval-ireland/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2015 11:54:22 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=56883 In celebration of St. Patrick's Day, here are some great books on medieval Ireland!

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/17/books-medieval-ireland/feed/ 0 How secret was the Templar admission ceremony? Evidence from the proceedings in the British Isles http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/27/secret-templar-admission-ceremony-evidence-proceedings-british-isles/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/27/secret-templar-admission-ceremony-evidence-proceedings-british-isles/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2015 12:41:10 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=56494 I have argued in my introduction to the proceedings against the Templars in the British Isles that we cannot believe any of the evidence given by the Templars during the proceedings against them.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/27/secret-templar-admission-ceremony-evidence-proceedings-british-isles/feed/ 0 Steamy Syrian Scandals: Matthew Paris on the Templars and Hospitallers http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/30/steamy-syrian-scandals-matthew-paris-templars-hospitallers/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/30/steamy-syrian-scandals-matthew-paris-templars-hospitallers/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2014 06:46:09 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=55065 Matthew Paris is a major source of information on the Templars and Hospitallers. But we ask: ‘How far can this Mad Monk be trusted? Was he in the pay of the Evil Emperor?’

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/30/steamy-syrian-scandals-matthew-paris-templars-hospitallers/feed/ 0 Templar attitudes towards women http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/16/templar-attitudes-towards-women/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/16/templar-attitudes-towards-women/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2014 02:37:37 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54845 The rule of the order of the Temple took a traditional monastic attitude towards women, being strongly anti-feminine in tone, and seeing women as contaminating the brothers.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/16/templar-attitudes-towards-women/feed/ 0 Strange Bedfellows : The Rise of the Military Religious Orders in the Twelfth Century http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/27/strange-bedfellows-rise-military-religious-orders-twelfth-century/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/27/strange-bedfellows-rise-military-religious-orders-twelfth-century/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2014 22:31:56 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54445 Although they were devout members of a pacifist religion, they were also its dominant military force. By the most basic tenants of Christianity, the Military Orders should never have existed.

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