The Knights of the Temple of Soloman

According to a Medieval legend, the Grand Master of Knights Templar Jacques de Molay (1243 – the 18th of March 1314), before being burned upon a scaffold, cursed Philip the Fair, his entire family and Pope Clement V. Both, King Philip and Pope Clement died only a few months after and Philip's male heirs died young and childless, whose consequence was the so-called 'The Hundred Years War', which started from 1337 to 1453 and was a series of connected conflicts between Edward III of England (son of Isabella of France and Philip's grandson), the Valois kings of France (Philip's cousins) of France, factions of French nobles and other allies over both claims to the French throne and control of land in France.

Knights were not only worried about just staying alive in fights against their enemies, but they also had to worry about achieving eternal salvation. Knights fought for their God, not just themselves, respecting the code of chivalry.

To join the Knights Templar one had to take an oath to be considered a brother. To join one must give up all possessions and leave their wives behind to live a secular life for only Jesus Christ. Every brother was the same, poor and only living for Jesus Christ. They wore the same type of clothes as one another and had the same haircuts as their fellow brethren. To be accepted on would have to go through the process of the oath and see the Pope and the grand master once and if accepted into the brotherhood, the person is then considered a Knight of Christ. The Templars had certain ways they had to act amongst one another and also in public, but always being help and useful to anyone and everyone. The Templars were also required to attend every religious service unless certain conditions made it impossible to do so which there were not many conditions that could get in the way of a Templar attending a religious service. Medieval society had never come across an organization so in-depth with how it is ran and how the members act both in and outside of the order. Society enjoyed having an organization amongst them that was organized and there to serve them. The member of the Templars were happy to serve the order and what it stood for. (2- reader,

Their emblem is that of two knights sitting upon one horse to represent their poverty. Those in the order were sworn to individual poverty, but as an order they possessed great wealth. The sparking point of this was in 1129 where they became an officially sanctioned order on behalf of the Church. They grew to become a favored charity, and many noble sons joined the order to fight in the holy land, increasing their size dramatically. Despite the many nobles joining, their members were vastly those who did not engage in combat. The majority of their members assisted the knights in managing a financial infrastructure. One of the ways they stayed afloat prior to their official recognition was that they received all personal wealth from fallen Templars. They were also to receive vast amounts of money from those wealthy who joined the order. In order to become a Templar, you were required to take an oath of personal poverty, resulting in large amounts of money being donated by nobles towards the order. The nobles themselves would use the Templars as a bank on occasion. If a noble was going on a Crusade, this creates an absence from the home of up to a few years. Some nobles would grant their wealth and business to the Templars to control it until their probable return. The Order possessed an incredible amount of financial power, making the vast majority of the Order’s infrastructure devoted to economic pursuits rather

To be a knight means that you have been assigned by a king or any other political, or religious leader, in our case the most high king, our lord Jesus Christ, to do a service. Our king, Jesus Christ, has called us, the knights of the Kingdom, to, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit (Matt. 28:19).” This is our mission as Christians, no matter what denomination you are, you have been called by God to spread the gospel.

The Knights Templars was formed during the "Holy War" in Jerusalem under the tutelage of the Church. The ambitious Catholic church invaded Jerusalem for its own interest and declared the act as a "Holy War". Later on, the Muslims took the land back. The Knights Templar worked

The knights Templar had a rank system at the head of the Knights Templar was their highest ranking called the Master of the Temple, afterwards known as a Grand Master. He had a lot of authority and

The brigade of Knights moved cautiously through the streets of Rome. They were a part of the Knight’s Templars. They rode through the streets moving towards the Holy See. Their armor glistened in the sun light. Their leader Sir Onfroi rode on his horse glaring at the people in the crowds, their great helms were protecting them from the coldness of the winter. They moved towards the church.

Knights made several kinds of vows to their kingdom, country, and people of the city. However, they would make these vows on behalf of their kings or lords. The men who took oaths were then called fidelis, meaning “faithful man” in Latin (Biel). These pledges became common by the year 700. When a knight took a feudal oath of lifelong loyalty to their king, it was called an oath of homage (Biel). Consequent to these oaths, the knight owed his life to his leader until death. That doesn’t mean he was treated poorly. They were given gifts that many people would only dream of receiving. Knights that took vows were offered gifts like armour, horses, fine clothing, a home at the castle, and produce from the land. Prized knights were even offered land. These gifts were called benefices. It soon became mandatory for knights to take their vows. Over a period of time, these oaths began to change.

The knight in the start if the poem seems that there is something wrong with him because states “with anguish moist and fever, dew, and on thy cheeks a fading rose.” (10) He is sick to the point that the healthy color of the knight’s skin is starting to fade. Continuing on he meets a “Full beautiful, a fairy’s child;” (14) The knight becomes romantically obsessed with the fairy child that seems to appear out of nowhere. One could say that the knight is on the verge of death because of his romantic obsession with the fairy child. The knight makes the fairy child flower garlands, and he lets her ride on her horse. The knight is soon to jump to assumption that the woman is telling her that she loves him. He states “And sure in language strange she said- I love thee true” ( 27) At this point the knight has become so romantically obsessed with the woman that he is starting to hear what he wants to hear. Or has the woman casted a spell on the knight that helps to “lulled” (33) him to sleep and to cause him to have a nightmare.

IS IT FAIR TO DISMISS THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR AS HOPELESS DREAMERS WHO ACCOMPLISHED LITTLE?

Crusaders looking minimize risk during travel would trade in money and supplies for a note that could be redeemed by other members of the Order when they arrived at their final destination. Eventually a network of Templar run banks began to emerge throughout Europe, which collectively represented much of the finances flowing throughout Europe. The Order created an elaborate system of castles and fortresses that dotted Europe and the Middle East and stood as bases of operation for the Oder. Amassing massive amounts of power and wealth, the Oder soon outgrew its humble origins and became one of the most prominent organizations of the Middle

The knights of medieval Europe were highly skilled fighting machines, competent in the handling of swords, bows, lances and horse riding. They trained from the young age of 7 and fought in tremendous battles. The knights were the primary fighting force in Europe from 500ce – 1500ce. The image of a gallant knight, riding his mighty war horse into battle, and rescuing beautiful princesses was not exactly true. The knights of old were often barbaric and showed little respect to peasants and anyone who got in their way.

In the book The Knights Templar of the Middle East, The Hidden History of the Islamic Roots of Freemasonry, the authors Michael and Salhab assert that Hughes de Payens' family background was rooted in Shiite and Sufi mysticism (p. 68). Hughes de Payens was the co-founder and Grand Master of the Knights Templar. Like the early history of the Templars, little is known about Payens since sources about his life are certainly lacking. So we are left to wonder where Michael and Salhab has gotten this tantalizing detail. Sufism itself seems to have strong Gnostic undertones in the belief that Muslim seeker is striving for hidden, divine knowledge and love through direct personal revelation from God (or Allah), without the need for a priest, vicarious

The Order of Templars also called Knight Templar, were members of the Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon founded in about 1118. They were a military, religious order of knighthood founded at the time of the Crusades for which became a perfect and inspiration for other similar military orders. After Christian fighters had captured Jerusalem during the First Crusade, groups of pilgrims from across Western Europe began visiting the Holy Land. Many were captured and killed while crossing through Muslim-controlled territory during their journey. In 1129, the Knights received the formal endorsement of the Catholic Church and subsequently new recruits started flooding in along with plentiful donations.