The Templar Knight
Mysteries of the Knights Templar
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Castles with hidden Templar treasure
Tony McMahon investigates some Templar castles where the knights’ treasure may indeed be buried such as Tomar and Montsegur
Read MoreSintra – 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 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 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 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
Read MoreLast French king imprisoned in Templar fortress
The Paris Temple ended up being the final prison for King Louis XVI before he was executed – an act often construed as the last vengeance of the Knights Templar
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