Knights hospitaller

The knight’s adequacy depended significantly on his fitness to stay mounted on his stallion throughout battle. With the approach of the stirrup throughout the 8th and 9th centuries, a man [&h...

Thank you Veronique! Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, Knights of Malta, Knights of Rhodes, and Chevaliers de Malte. Active: c. 1099–Present Allegiance: Papacy

Who doesn’t love an action movie? The rush of excitement as soon as the wide angle shot of a tension-laden stand off begins. The music fades before it crescendos, the percussion intensifies, and th…

Templar knight Knight Templar

Thank you Veronique! Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, Knights of Malta, Knights of Rhodes, and Chevaliers de Malte. Active: c. 1099–Present Allegiance: Papacy

Hospitallers - Ever Vigilant...

I am once more interpretting a Hospitaller knight as he may have appeared from approximately 1248 until 1259 AD, this time on a rainy fall day. Again, it is hard to get a decent photograph on a rainy day... The sleeveless surcoat was allowed by the Pope only after 1248 in place of the monastic robe that the brothers at arms wore over their mail until that time. Even then the surcoat was only to be worn in "dangerous areas" where fighting may occur. This one is made of wool and lined in…

Thank you Veronique! The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon Active: c. 1119–1314 Allegiance: The Pope

All About the Knights Templar (or Should I Say Night’s Templars?) As they appear in Blameless, of course. Gentle Reader, what follows is a combination of my own notes from various research books, mixed in with how they relate to the Parasolverse world and my thoughts on how the history might be twisted in my […]