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The Turcopole – a Templar’s best friend?

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Tony McMahon

A Turcopole was a lightly armed auxiliary recruited in the east by the Knights Templar to supplement their fighting ability in the Crusades

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Category: Templar History Tags: christian, discovery, egypt, History Channel, Islam, islamophobia, jerusalem, jordan, Knight Templar, Knightfall, middle east, Pathros, Seljuq dynasty, syria, Templar, Turcopole, turk

Violence and murder created the Knights Templar

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Tony McMahon

Templar expert Tony McMahon looks at the climate of violence and mayhem that led up to the formation of the Knights Templar in 1118

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Category: Templar History Tags: Addison, allah, Caliph, christ, Dungeon, history, Islam, jerusalem, knight, knights, Medieval, Omar, patriarch, Templar, templars, Turcoman, Turcopole, Utrecht