The Knights Templar

Originally posted by Alliance
This is why I always loathed the chivalric code and all that is mideval war. 😆

It's very interesting once you get to read more about it. Plus set aside that conspiracy stuff...it becomes inspirational.

The problem is that not many Knights (if any) lived up to the expectations of what a knoight was to be.

Massacreing entire towns (after they have fed and sheltered you as friends) because they don't want to be christian? That ain't to knightly.

I find facism and modern war much more militarily inspirational.

I like dirty techy soldiers, a clean cut warrior is a myth. 😛

Originally posted by Alliance
I find facism and modern war much more militarily inspirational.

I like dirty techy soldiers, a clean cut warrior is a myth. 😛

Oh, I'm sure there is different tastes. Separating the myth from the true stories is also good. There is still many things unknown about them even today.

Oh I know there are different tastes. The romantic view of war has always been a turn off for me, I hadn't even looked at the thread unil today and the first post completely embodied the romanticism that turns me off. I jsut found that funny.

People's interpretations are certainly valid. I was just stating mine 😛

It's hard to separate facts from myth, but weren't they murdered by some Monarchy, church or something, because they wouldn't take a pay-off?..........Or did I get that from the Dan Brown book???

King Philip the Fair and Pope Clement V accused the Templars of atheism, sodomy, blasphemy, and worse. This attack resulted in the disbandment of the Templars and the death of most of the members. Templars were tortured into forced confessions before being executed in large numbers. Scholars have debated whether any charges were true, but it is believed that they were innocent of the accusations and the process against them was solely for gaining access to their wealth and to ensure they could not become a political threat.

Storm's got it. Some of the knights got away and started other orders, but the Knights Templar were backstabbed and massacred by the French King for their wealth, whihc he never found.