A Brief History Of The Knights Of Templar

The Knights of Templar have a complicated reputation, with their involvement in protecting the holy land, and their alleged treachery. Along with Knights hospitalers and the Teutonic Knights, the Knights of Templar were forged during the time of the crusades. They were originally formed for strictly military use. They were founded when Hugh de Payens formed himself and eight other knights in 1818 for protecting pilgrims, but surpassingly the order grew very rapidly. Its rules were founded by St. Bernard of clairvaux, and it got recognized by the Council of Troyes (1128) and confirmed by Pope Honorius III. The Templars brotherhood was the first military order, but others would surely follow soon after. The Order Jerusalem, and the Order of St John were founded as hospice for pilgrims during the eleventh century, but by 1130, the Hospital was hiring mercenaries for protection of the pilgrims from bandits.
As a result in the rise to power the Knights started receiving money along with gifts, and the group soon became the most powerful in all of Europe. By offering monastic privilege along with chivalrous adventures, they attracted a lot of nobles that wanted to join. The order was headed by a general council and grand master, their headquarters were in Jerusalem. As being Crusaders their roles were both important in fighting the Muslims, and with their inner struggle of the Latin Kingdom in Jerusalem. Even though the Knights of the White Cross, also known as the Hospitalers started off being larger, and richer as well, the Templars, that wore the Red Cross, were much better warriors. In battles that took place later on the rivalry of the three orders weakened the Crusaders’ chance of success.
When Jerusalem finally fell to Muslim...

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...emperor. So bystanders were supportive of the emperor’s regulations in the Holy Land, such as St Albans chronicler abbey, condemned the Hospitalers such as theTepmlars. Yet there was praise from people such as Philip of Cyprus and the all-powerful Ivelin family. Chroniclers usually were critical, they wanted to draw a moralistic view from current events for the illumination of future decades. In many other systems of literature, farce, or epic romance, the Tepmlars appeared as heroic knights of Jesus Christ, opposing the Muslim threat, or even as good monks, and helpers and or lovers. It’s very interesting that even though they did so much good, they were under very heavy criticism for their abomination in the many farces, and or fables, though the orders in the military were not even noted to be criticized, so obviously they weren’t thought of as womanizers.