The Templar Knight
Mysteries of the Knights Templar
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Sintra – location of a secret Templar well
In the wooded landscape of Sintra in Portugal is an alleged Templar well used for initiation ceremonies as Tony McMahon discovers
Read MoreMogadouro – a Templar stronghold in northern Portugal
A visit to the Templar castle in Mogadouro in north east Portugal
Read MoreNewark Castle – Knights Templar prison
Newark Castle saw many English Knights Templar imprisoned in its dungeons interrogated and tortured after the order was suppressed in 1307
Read MoreMistaken statue of Saladin at Templar Kerak castle
At the Templar castle of Kerak in Jordan is a carved image that was once believed to be Saladin but actually is a thousand years older
Read MoreAjlun Castle – fortress built by Saladin
Ajlun Castle – sometimes spelt Ajloun – was built by the nephew of Saladin to protect the route into Damascus from crusader invaders
Read MoreAl-Karak – crusader jewel in Jordan
The castle of Al-Karak in Jordan – الكرك – الأردن – was visited by my good self in 2013. It is one of the great crusader forts still standing in the region. Unfortunately, three years after my visit, ISIS terrorists…
Read MoreNimrod Fortress in the Holy Land
Driving through the Golan Heights in northern Israel I glimpsed a huge fortress up in the hills and asked my local guide what it was. He told me that it was a crusader castle named after the biblical character Nimrod….
Read MoreWhere did a Templar go to the toilet?
Tony McMahon discovers how the Knights Templar more than likely went to the toilet during a visit to the castle at Acre in modern Israel
Read MoreMedieval video games – are they getting it right?
There’s some amazing medieval video games out there but do they reflect the real horror of medieval battles and sieges – Tony McMahon reports
Read MoreKnight roasted to death in his armour
Pity Sir Edmund Springhouse who was roasted in his own armour while fighting the French – a typical horror of medieval warfare
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