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The defleshing of bodies in the Crusades – why was it done?

Posted on February 9, 2019 by Tony McMahon

Templar expert Tony McMahon investigates the defleshing of bodies in the Crusades – a process called excarnation

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SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Was cannibalism practised during the Crusades?

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Tony McMahon

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A special investigation by the Templar Knight blog into medieval allegations that human meat was eaten by soldiers during the Crusades

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