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Mark Hamill – Star Wars meets Knightfall!

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Tony McMahon

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The latest news on Mark Hamill of Star Wars fame playing a Templar knight in Knightfall on the History channel

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Category: Templar News Tags: buried, crusade, france, Hamill, hammil, hammill, history, king, knight, Knightfall, Landry, Mark, Nogaret, paris, Philip, queen, season, series, Star Wars, Talus, Temple, TV, war, Warrior

Mistaken statue of Saladin at Templar Kerak castle

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Tony McMahon

At the Templar castle of Kerak in Jordan is a carved image that was once believed to be Saladin but actually is a thousand years older

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Category: Templar History Tags: carved, castle, East Jerusalem, fortress, jerusalem, Kerak, Knight Templar, knights, muslim, Nabataeans, Nabatean, Petra, saladin, saracen, Warrior

Al-Karak – crusader jewel in Jordan

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Tony McMahon

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The castle of Al-Karak in Jordan – الكرك – الأردن – was visited by my good self in 2013. It is one of the great crusader forts still standing in the region. Unfortunately, three years after my visit, ISIS terrorists…

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Category: Templar History Tags: 1188, Al-karak, battle, castle, crusader, fort, jordan, Knight Templar, Knightfall, military, Montreal, Raynald of Châtillon, saladin, siege, soldier, Templar, terrorist, war, Warrior

The 13th Warrior – was it so bad?

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Tony McMahon

The 13th Warrior is a movie based on a book by Michael Crichton that takes you back to the Dark Ages. It got a terrible critical reception on release.

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Category: Templar Mystery Tags: 13th Warrior, allah, Antonio Banderas, Eaters of the Dead, god, Islam, Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton, Omar Sharif, Viking, Warrior, Wendol, Westworld