Knights Templar History: A TV series about the Knights Templar

This site deals primarily with the history of Medieval Knights Templar, largely leaving aside modern followers.There are posts related to the history of the Knights Templar, as well as materials about Medieval History in general: books, movies, online resources etc. I don't avoid dealing with dubious and mythical conceptions regarding the Middle Ages and the Order of the Knights Templar, but I tend to be rather skeptical...

A TV series about the Knights Templar

Friday, February 8, 2008, 07:06 AM - Knights Templar in the Movies, Unsolved Mysteries and Secrets
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Seems as if this is being done for the Maltese television. They sure are trying to make the Templars look as if they were weird blood-drinking sorcerers. Can this interpretation be due to the still lingering rivalry between the Templars and the Knights of St. John (a.k.a Hospitallers)? :)

The fortified city of Mdina came under siege over the weekend as the Knights Templars engaged took on the Turks, under the scorching sun... and the cameras.

The football ground in Mdina doubled as the set for a scene from the last episode of the TV series Miriana Coljerò, which will air on One TV in the coming weeks.

About 40 extras in period costumes defended the old city, taking breaks from the "gruelling battle" that lasted several hours.

The TV series recounts how the Templars, whose privilege was that the first-born child inherited immortality, used to drink human blood as part of their ritual. The story continues that the Templars became evil people when they started killing innocent victims and drinking their blood to become more powerful, the scriptwriter and director of the series, Mark Doneo, explained.

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/vi ... t-in-mdina

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Knights Templar knife (?) will lead to Holy Grail?

Tuesday, February 5, 2008, 07:04 AM - Holy Grail Secrets, The Templar Legacy, Conspiracy, Secret Societies, Unsolved Mysteries and Secrets
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"A group of scientists believe the Holy Grail and other lost objects, which according to Christian mythology were guarded by the Knights Templar, may be located in the rural district Hrunamannahreppur in southwest Iceland."

http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandrev ... _id=297522

I don't know Icelandic, but the translation of Hrunamannahreppur is pretty transparent: Iceland wants more tourism. But who knows...

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Letter from Baldwin II to Bernard de Clairvaux

Sunday, February 3, 2008, 11:51 AM - Medieval Knights Templar History
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This is perhaps one of the earliest documents that mention the Knights Templar. The exact date of the letter is unknown.

Letter from Baldwin II to Bernard de Clairvaux

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Sketch of the History of the Knights Templar

Friday, February 1, 2008, 07:39 PM - Knights Templar Books, Medieval Knights Templar History
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I have added another long document:
"Sketch of the History of the Knights Templar" by James Burnes
A fairly delightful read! I have excluded the later chapters of the book, not present in the first edition, where the author makes claims about the history of the order after its official disbandment.

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Knights Templar rings: the joys of eBay

Friday, February 1, 2008, 01:32 AM
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There is a big market for antique rings. Some of them, just like ancient coins are quite cheap, and the condition varies greatly. It is highly amusing to read the descriptions. though:

Ancient Medieval Knight's
Crown Shield Ring!

Surely, they have some kind of certificate of authenticity proving that the ring in question really belonged to a) a Knight b) who participated in a Crusade.

It is much harder, however, to find a ring that even pretends to be a Templar ring. Primarily because there is so much masonic stuff, totally obscuring anything that could actually be valuable as a medieval object.

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Omne bonum datum - Papal bull endorsing the Order of the Knights Templars

Sunday, January 27, 2008, 06:57 AM - Medieval Knights Templar History
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Added another document:

Papal Bull 'Omne datum optimum'

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Dan Brown's new book on the Knights Templar's deepest, darkest and baddest secrets: Solomon Key

Friday, January 25, 2008, 07:46 AM - Dan Brown Templar Watch, Holy Grail Secrets, Medieval Knights Templar History, Knights Templar Books, Unsolved Mysteries and Secrets
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I was convinced that the theme of the Knights Templar would die out for a few years after being exploited to the max just recently. Apparently, Dan Brown thinks otherwise:

The whole industry is impatient. Book sales are generally sluggish, and one explosive, high-profile title can jump-start sales across the board as customers pour into the stores and walk out with a bagful of titles. When Bertelsmann AG reports 2007 results in March, it will be the first time since 2002 that it didn't get a boost from "The Da Vinci Code."

Meanwhile, the nation's biggest retailers can barely restrain themselves. "We're constantly asking," says Bob Wietrak, vice president of merchandising at Barnes & Noble Inc.

So where is the new novel? It's a mystery worthy of the deepest secrets of the Knights Templar. Mr. Brown, holed up in New Hampshire, isn't saying. His agent, Heide Lange, isn't, either.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120122061077215305.html

Well, I bet anything that Brown has been looking at this old book:

"Geschichte des Tempelherrenordens, nach dem vorhandenen und mehreren bisher unbenutzten Quellen" by Wilbelm Ferdinand Wilcke.

It is a rather early publication (1826-27) that seems to be full of all sorts of speculations, some of which possible went unnoticed in the ensuing amateurish Templar lore-passing.

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