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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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Priests who kill – ordained warriors in the Middle Ages!

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Tony McMahon

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You would think that priests were not allowed to kill. They are, after all, men of God who worship the prince of peace, Jesus Christ. But in the Middle Ages, it was strangely acceptable for a bishop or abbot to…

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Category: Templar History Tags: Absalom, Absalon, Archbishop, battle, bayeux, bishop, buried, crusade, death, drenth, kill, killer, Knightfall, norman, odo, pope, priests, Roskilde, Svantevit, Templar, Wend