
Templar hero: Hugh de Payens
Templar expert Tony McMahon looks at Hugh de Payens – founder of the Knights Templar
Templar expert Tony McMahon looks at Hugh de Payens – founder of the Knights Templar
The origin of the Knights Templar is shrouded in mystery and as Tony McMahon discovers much of what we think we know comes from their enemies
The final resting place of the Templar Grand Masters of Portugal is in the sleepy town of Tomar – which was once a battleground between the forces of the Crusades and the Islamic caliphate. From here, armies of Knights Templar rode out to fight the Moors in a terrible conflict for control of the Iberian…
The origins of the Knights Templar are wrapped in mystery. Were they set up by the Priory of Sion or Rex Deus or just a security force protecting pilgrims?
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