The Templar Knight
Mysteries of the Knights Templar
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Mysterious tunnels under Templar castle
Kerak is the crusader castle in modern day Jordan from which the notoriously cruel crusader Raynald of Chatillon used to throw people off the battlements. A great limestone hulk built on a ridge and protected by steep valleys, it’s riddled…
Read MoreCastle built by Saladin – a picture gallery
A visit to Ajlun castle – built by the nephew of Saladin
Read MoreWere bombs used in the Crusades?
I have just returned from a ten day visit to Jordan – a country with an amazing history sandwiched between Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Over the next few blog posts, I’m going to share the incredible…
Read MoreMore from the biblical city of Gadara – modern Um Qais
I have just returned from a ten day visit to Jordan – a country with an amazing history sandwiched between Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Over the next few blog posts, I’m going to share the incredible…
Read MoreThe biblical city of Gadara – my visit
I have just returned from a ten day visit to Jordan – a country with an amazing history sandwiched between Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Over the next few blog posts, I’m going to share the incredible…
Read MoreThe grave of the Prophet to be destroyed – but not by crusaders
During the crusades, there were numerous plans to try and invade Mecca and Medina to dig up the Prophet Mohammed and despoil the holy places. The view of Templars and all crusaders was that Islam had been a terrible heresy, a…
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