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SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Cannibal horror in the Crusades?
A special investigation by the Templar Knight blog into medieval allegations that human meat was eaten by soldiers during the Crusades
Read MoreLisbon – from a Muslim to a Christian city
The conquest of Lisbon in the Crusades from its Muslim rulers was achieved by diverting a huge crusader army from all over Europe
Read MoreThe Forgotten Templar Crusade – Spain and Portugal
The Knights Templar were involved in a bitter seven centuries long crusade in Spain and Portugal between Christian and Muslim kingdoms
Read MoreViagem Medieval – Santa Maria da Feira
Viagem Medieval is an annual historical festival in the town of Santa Maria da Feira in northern Portugal and a must for Templar fans
Read MoreMedieval Porto in northern Portugal
Porto is my mother’s birthplace so hugely significant to me – a place where I developed a love for medieval history. Looming above the eighteenth century city centre is a mass of granite topped by the medieval cathedral. In front…
Read MoreMartim Moniz – Portuguese crusader hero – an interview with him…
Martim Moniz was a Portuguese crusader who fought with the first king of Portugal – Dom Afonso Henriques – when he conquered what was then the Islamic city of Al-Usbuna which would subsequently become the Christian capital of Portugal…Lisbon. Many…
Read MoreSantiago de Compostela – burial place of Saint James the Apostle
How on earth can a town in Spain claim to have the body of one of the apostles of Jesus Christ? But that’s exactly the assertion made by Santiago de Compostela. For over a thousand years, its cathedral has boasted…
Read MoreTemplar war in medieval Spain!
The Knights Templar in medieval Spain were at the forefront of the long war against the Muslim caliphate that eventually resulted in victory
Read MoreIs it a mosque or a church?
Toledo in Spain shows how Christians and Muslims lived together and even allowed churches to become mosques and vice versa
Read MoreTomar – Templar jewel in Portugal
Tomar is a Templar jewel in Portugal with an incredible church and castle
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