In Praise of the New Knighthood
In Praise of the New Knighthood

Author: Saint Bernard (of Clairvaux)

Publisher: Cistercian Publications Books

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780879071202

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The monk and the knight -- the two quintessentially medieval European heroes -- were combined in the Knights Templar and in the other military orders founded in the era of the Crusades. With characteristic eloquence, Bernard of Clairvaux voices the cleric's view of knights, warfare, and the conquest of the Holy Land in five chapters on the knights' vocation. Then the cistercian abbot who never visited Palestine and discouraged monks who proposed doing so, in another eight chapters, provides a spiritual tour of the pilgrimage sites guarded by this 'new kind of knighthood and one unknown to ages gone by.'

The New Knighthood
The New Knighthood

Author: Malcolm Barber

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-03-26

Total Pages: 469

ISBN-13: 1107604737

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The Order of the Temple was founded in 1119 with the limited aim of protecting pilgrims around Jerusalem. It developed into one of the most powerful corporations in the medieval world which lasted for nearly two centuries until its suppression in 1312. Despite the loss of its central archive in the sixteenth century, the Order left many records of its existence as the spearhead of crusading activity in Palestine and Syria, as the administrator of a great network of preceptories and lands in the Latin west, and as a banker and ship-owner. Because of the dramatic nature of its abolition, it has retained its grip on the imagination and consequently there has developed an entirely fictional 'after-history' in which its secret presence has been evoked to explain mysteries which range from masonic conspiracy to the survival of the Turin Shroud. This book offers a concise and up-to-date introduction to the reality and the myth of this extraordinary institution.

The Trial of the Templars
The Trial of the Templars

Author: Malcolm Barber

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-03-26

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 110764576X

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Barber's classic account endeavours to tackle the unresolved controversies surrounding the consequences of the trial.

The Templars
The Templars

Author: Edward Burman

Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780892812219

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The author tells of the extraordinary organization of warrior-monks who came to power during the Crusades: their wealth and power, the reasons for their downfall, and their passage into myth and legend.

The Knight in History
The Knight in History

Author: Frances Gies

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2010-08-03

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0062016652

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A magisterial history of the origins, reality, and legend of the knight “A carefully researched, concise, readable, and entertaining account of an institution that remains a part of the Western imagination.” —Los Angeles Times Born out of the chaos of the early Middle Ages, the armored and highly mobile knight revolutionized warfare and quickly became a mythic figure in history. From the Knights Templars and English knighthood to the crusades and chivalry, The Knight in History, by acclaimed medievalist Frances Gies, bestselling coauthor of Life in a Medieval Castle, paints a remarkable true picture of knighthood—exploring the knight’s earliest appearance as an agent of lawless violence, his reemergence as a dynamic social entity, his eventual disappearance from the European stage, and his transformation into Western culture’s most iconic hero.

Cistercians, Heresy, and Crusade in Occitania, 1145-1229
Cistercians, Heresy, and Crusade in Occitania, 1145-1229

Author: Beverly Mayne Kienzle

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 190315300X

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"The present book examines this important but little-studied aspect of Cistercian history to probe how and why the Order undertook endeavours that drew the monks outside their monastic vocation. The analysis of texts about the preaching campaigns, and of their contexts, seeks to retrieve the role of preaching and to reconstruct what was preached in the light of its historical and specifically monastic context. Monastic texts and their contexts furnish the keys to understanding how medieval monastic authors perceived heresy, preached, and wrote against it."--BOOK JACKET.

The Rule of the Templars
The Rule of the Templars

Author: Templars

Publisher: Boydell Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9780851157016

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This book presents for the first time an English translation of henri de Curzon's 1886 edition of the French Rule, derived from the three extant medieval manuscripts. Both monastic rule and military manual, the Rule is a unique document and an important historical source. The Rule is divided into seven main sections: the Primitive Rule, Hierarchical Statutes, Penances, Conventual life, the Holding of Ordinary Chapters, Further Details on Penances, and Reception into the Order. There are details of the clothing, amour and equipment to which each brother was entitled; instructions to the brothers as to their conduct while on campaign, and information on the daily life of the members of this most influential military order, and on the monastic discipline which made it a formidable fighting force. The Rule evolved over almost one hundred and fifty years of the Order's history, and is thus a dynamic piece of work showing how the Templars adapted to political change and formulated their disciplinary code. An Introduction gives the historical background to the Rule and summarises the various sections. -- from back cover.

The Persecution of the Knights Templar
The Persecution of the Knights Templar

Author: Alain Demurger

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2019-01-01

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 1643130897

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The trial of the Knights Templar is one of the most infamous in history. Accused of heresy by the king of France, the Templars were arrested and imprisoned, had their goods seized and their monasteries ransacked. Under brutal interrogation and torture, many made shocking confessions: denial of Christ, desecration of the Cross, sex acts, and more.This narrative follows the everyday reality of the trial, from the early days of scandal and scheming in 1305, via torture, imprisonment and the dissolution of the order, to 1314, when leaders Jacques de Molay and Geoffroy de Charnay were burned at the stake. Through first-hand testimony and written records of the interrogations of 231 French Templars, this book illuminates the stories of hundreds of ordinary members, some of whom testified at the trial, as well as the many others who denied the charges or retracted their confessions.This is a deeply researched and immersive account that gives a striking vision of the relentless persecution, and the oft-underestimated resistance, of the once-mighty Knights Templar.

The Primitive Rule of the Templars
The Primitive Rule of the Templars

Author: Bernard de Clairvaux

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2014-11-09

Total Pages: 46

ISBN-13: 9781503149212

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This is the original, primitive rule of the Templars. It contains the rules and laws for life within their chivalric military order.

Knights
Knights

Author: Racquel Foran

Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 1624010288

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Who are the brave warriors of history and of today? This title discusses the origin of knights, their historical development, famous examples, key skills, and traits, along with details about weapons, training, and missions. Special features include sidebars, infographics, on-page definitions, online search sidebar, further evidence sidebar and primary sources. This title also includes a timeline, glossary, Web links, index, and common core activities. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.