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I mean, who wouldn't love the Templar? A bad ass man of iron and faith. What's not to love?

Thank you for telling history and facts, and not fictions and myths. Templar Knights for life!

The reason for the abrupt end of the Templars as I see it is that not only did the King of France not want to pay back his debt to them but he also wanted to claim whatever wealth they possessed. One more thing is that I believe because the Templars for the most part came from the upper classes and tended to be higher educated, they had great strength in organization and leadership. As a consequence the organization lasted for over two centuries and probably would have lasted a lot longer.

A lot of the good done during the crusades has been lost in popular teaching, people claiming that they were evil missions bent on conquest and greed, thank you for teaching the truth

Man, your videos are awesome, there is a lot of things that my school dont teach about the crusades but you do! Thank for your videos and God bless you.

I really appreciate this channel, I use st. bernard of clairvaux disciplines in my daily life and parts of the year. The vids posted offer insights and historical narratives vital to growth - sometimes even spiritually. Thanks for inspiring us with the way of the Knights Templars! This is the Way....The Templar Way.

An organization that's created to ignores the internal squabbles of their own civilization to protect it from enemies that were dedicated to destroying the world. An group of elite, humble and incorruptible men who don't indulge in excessive wealth and frivolity. Always outnumbered by their foes on the battlefield, but always fight hard. I always see elements of this in other stories from the Lord of the Rings to the Halo series. Of course they were very inspirational, too bad not enough people realize this.

St Bernard of Clairvaux was a wise man. Templars are HEROES of the Church and the West. Monk warriors.

They were BADASS!!!!

We have a St Bernard Well in Edinburgh. Interesting given the Knights Templar connections in Scotland.

The only place where the Templars were anathemized was France. The English and Scottish kings refused to arrest them. The Portugese king changed the order's name. Indeedm in France the French king owed the Templars money and he wanted Templar wealth. The charges were largely manufactured. Much of the conspiracy theory about the Templars may be laid at the feet of the book 'Holy Blood, Holy Grail' and the film 'The DaVinci Code.' Sure there are some Templar mysteries. We know little about rituals and we dont know much about their founding beyond the story of a small group of knights who offered to protect pilgrims and were given the al Aqsa mosque as a residence. I can tell you that the Templars did explore passage ways beneath the Temple Mount. In the mid-1990s, while visiting with IAA colleagues I got a chance to visit the passages and saw evidence of ztemplar diggings and exploration. Did they find anything? That's a question no one has been able to answer. Within 20 years of their founding they had Papal support and quite a lot of influence. I'm not sure there's anything mysterious here given the events of 12th century. Nevertheless, there's much about the order we're likely never going to know.

Not a long time ago I was talking about something related with my friends. A lot of great heroes we love (real or fictional) are celibate. That makes them more compelling and inspiring. It's like Batman. He's celibate, he's sacrificing all of his wishes, all of his life, to a greater purpose. Celibacy in a heroic figure makes that we get more invested in what they pursuit or defend. Luke Skywalker was celibate too. Frodo. Aragorn to a certain degree (He loved Arwen since he was very young but he spent like 70 years celibate and fighting for a greater cause, and then Arwen was his reward, not his goal all the time, so I think it counts as a celibate heroic figure). And of course, the templars. They sacrificed all their life, they left all behind, even their deisres, to fight for God.

Thank you for your dedication and education and truthfulness I always share your videos. Awesome job. GOD speed brother.

Thanks for uploading, it's good to see a pragmatic view on the Templars.

I love the fact that you always have the bibliography and the data to make your point against myths and wrong teachings 👌 thank you! God bless 🙏

Paleographer Barbara Frale has written about the Chinon Parchement she discovered in the Vatican archives that proves the innocence of the Templars from the charge of heresy. It’s very interesting material.

Them being both a Catholic monk and warriors is the reason I find them intriguing.

Nice video, most academics only criticize the crusades. It’s nice to see someone talking about the brothers in a good light.

Great video J Stephens!

Appreciation yr knowledge,time&opinions. Brings light & inspiration thru darker days.

You forgot to mention that they looked cool. Joking aside, good video.

You did NOT want to mess with the templars

Trial? You mean execution

Would love a similar video on the Hospitallers and Teutonic knights. Hospitallers especially since they are still around in the least changed form

Man I love watching these videos and learning their history. I wish the Knights templars were still around so I could be one. Most of them came from Normandy so basically a lot were cam from Rollo the Viking as he was given Normady to protect France from other Vikings 150 years before.

When I first started researching the Crusaders, I went into it feeling right out the gate that there would be heroes and villains on both sides, Christian and Muslim alike. But I will admit that, in terms of the Christian side, I was initially convinced (Kingdom Of Heaven can be partially blamed for this) that the Templars were the bad guys of the Crusaders and the Hospitallers were the good guys of the Crusaders. Now, however, I fully accept that this was not the case by any means, and there would have been good guys and bad guys in ALL orders of the Crusaders (as well as on the side of the Muslims). And the Templars were no exception. They had very competent and capable members and/or leaders, and then they had members and/or leaders that were incompetent morons, such as Gerard de Ritterfort, whose stupid decision led to the tragedy that was Hattin.

I really love your videos, their simplicity and objectivity. I'm currently reading the The Templars by Dan Jones. How does it compare to the books you recommended?

Very interesting

I like that you used the word inspiring. I think and hope their dedication to God and duty, self sacrifice and the fortitude do serve as an inspiration. Also congrats to Helena P. Schrader for winning Feathered Quills Book Award !

The Knights Templar history is very fascinating.

Do a video on the Maronites and their alliance with the Crusaders

When they would kill, would they actually pay respect to there foes after death?

Imagine what the world would look like if it wasn’t for these chaps? Absolute heroes

The flower of flowers is the rose, the Templar is the man among men.

Awesome 👍

Do you have any pet theory on how the templers as an organisation given its property, wealth, military/ monastic structure and international reach would have evolved had they not suffered the end they did in France?

I think that probably grandmastership of Gerard de Ridefort and his role at Hattin and then in giving up their castles to Salahuddin could have something with it?

They are the best.

I have always wondered why the Templars weren't warned of their impending doom. Surely there would have been people who knew what was about to happen. Courts---whether royal or Papal---weren't exactly the best places to keep secrets.

my friend, the short poem or words by Clairvaux about the Templars should you post on the comment section or in the info above.

may the father of understanding guide us

I definitively prefer Hospitallers - they didn´t have Ridefort (Battles of Cresson Wells, of Hattin), worked for ill and on the battlefield they were just as efficient. Also, they were fighting much longer tine.

as french I'm sad of what Philippe the fair did to the templar order, because who know what could have happen if he did not this. I can't take off of my mind the vision of Jeanne of bow and Henry V from oversea entering together in Jérusalem followed by the order's grand master.

They survived in Portugal and went by different name.

I prefer the bad boys of the holy orders. The pagan slayers of Lithuania. The horned beasts of Marienburg. The Knights Teutonic.

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The issue with the Templars are myths and folklore. While many of these were prevalent in their own time, many are much more modern. One can take exception with both TV and cinematic portrayals of the Templars as being inaccurate as well. For myself, the Templars are heroic and inspiring. They were greatly feared by their enemies. But a greedy French King, a weak and corrupt Pope and the end of the Crusades combined to take down a might order.

They stood for something

They are?

Two good authors are also Barbara Frale and Simonetta Cerrini

*Because Jesus is king! That's why!*

diffrence between catholic templars and masonic templars?

Im interested in storymakers novel. Does he have a website?

Harold Lamb stated very little negativity towards the Templar s in a way they preformed a service .Very much as travelers checks today after all who would carry ,very liquid assets on such a potentially dangerous journey ?

the king of France wanted his money and they refused to pay to the king, the king of France started to make accusations to defame them and asked the Pope to remove the Templar order, then they took refuge in Portugal and with the help of the português king they continue with the name of the order of Christ.the era of discoveries began with the order of the cross of Christ which was the order of the ancient Templars .... The flag of Portugal continues with the cross of Christ.

I am anarcho-capitalist and I think Knights Templar are a nice example of a private army not controlled by the state

The Templars mistake was lending money to the King of France. But their funds were targeted for crusades; not for money-lending, especially not money lending for the French King's petty wars.

You don’t even have to tell me dude

the Portuguese king changed their name to the order of Christ

The state saw them as Rich so it ate them

Doesn’t sound like they put up much of a fight , seems like the king of France and his men took them down very easily!! What’s up with that?

They were profesionals, and not pushowers. Sadly power did couse jelusy...