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Master Antonio Paris resumes his term of Office in the OSMTHU May 21, 2018
During Pentecost celebrations in Arraiolos, Portugal, in May 2018, Master Antonio Paris, in the presence of his Chancellor and Seneschal, sign the Declaration of Arraiolos, effectively resuming the term for which he had been elected in 2004, in order to prepare the free, universal and transparent elections of a new Master and the unity of […]
Luis Matos
What exactly is the Holy Grail – and why has its meaning eluded us for centuries? May 6, 2018
Type “Holy Grail” into Google and … well, you probably don’t need me to finish that sentence. The sheer multiplicity of what any search engine throws up demonstrates that there is no clear consensus as to what the Grail is or was. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of people out there claiming to […]
Luis Matos
JORNADAS TEMPLÁRIAS PARA O CONHECIMENTO ECUMÉNICO April 29, 2018
As “Jornadas Templárias para o Conhecimento Ecuménico” decorreram nos passados dias 13, 14 e 15 de Abril/2018, em Lagos, no Algarve. As Jornadas constituíram-se de um “Trivium”: A – Integrando um conjunto de actividades, constituindo-se de uma “Feira de Cultura Regional”, com área expositiva da Ordem dos Templários, feira-do-livro, artesanato, doçaria regi […]
Luis Matos
The Knights Templar Rulebook Included No Pointy Shoes and No Kissing Mom April 15, 2018
Their code of conduct was designed to keep the warrior-knights humble, chaste and—most of all—obedient. How often do we get a nitty-gritty view into the daily life of a medieval knight—one based on fact and not misty mythology? The Templars, founded in 1119 as a band of poor, pious knights, have been romantically reimagined in […]
Luis Matos
Pentecost Benedictio Militia 2018 March 29, 2018
Come and celebrate Pentecost in a Templar way. The 18 – 20 May 2018 the Priory of Portugal will host a three day event that includes Conferences, Debates and a full Adoubement Ceremony with Vigil and Pentecost Benedictio Militia. Templars from any branch of the Order are invited. Most activities (except the Vigil and short […]
Luis Matos
A Knight’s Tale March 27, 2018
Paddy Houlihan from Ballybeg is maintaining and promoting an almost forgotten site of significant historic interest – the Knights Templar Graveyard, Kilbarry. AN IMPORTANT piece of Waterford’s history and heritage is being preserved and promoted thanks to the Trojan efforts of one local man and his granddaughter. In a fantastic display of community spirit an […]
Luis Matos
Last Supper: What Wine Was Served at Jesus and the Apostles’ Final Meal? March 20, 2018
The Bible offers a pretty comprehensive answer to the question ‘WWJD?’: what would Jesus do? But, as Christians observe Easter and the Last Supper another question arises: what would jesus drink? To answer this question, the location and timing of the final meal that Jesus had with his disciples before he was crucified is key. […]
Luis Matos
The historical reality of the Templars of ‘The Da Vinci Code’ and ‘Assassin’s Creed’ March 11, 2018
The planning was meticulous. Signed and sealed, laden with accusation and instruction, the letters were sent by the king to local authorities throughout his realm. They were to act exactly one month later, simultaneously and at the crack of dawn — on a Friday the 13th, as it happened. The targets were unaware of what […]
Luis Matos
1,300-year-old Anglo-Saxon cross presented to Cambridge museum February 14, 2018
A beautiful gold and garnet cross, found on the breast of a teenage girl buried lying on her own bed about 1,300 years ago, has been presented to the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge. The girl’s grave was found in 2011 by University of Cambridge archaeologists only a few miles from the museum, on land at […]
Luis Matos
‘Knightfall’ – Tom Cullen Interview on Playing a Templar Knight on a Quest for the Holy Grail January 29, 2018
Tom Cullen Knightfall Interview: Did you have to do any extra training or had you already known how to use the sword? Tom Cullen: “In drama school in the UK we do a lot of fight training, and so I’d done a lot of sword training prior. And,I found that I had the propensity for killing people, ironically. […]
Luis Matos

Las nueve llaves del anticuario (Martin Rua-2016) July 16, 2017
En 1118, en Jerusalén, un pequeño grupo de nueve monjes de la recién creada Orden de los Pobres Caballeros de Cristo y del Templo de Salomón, conocidos más adelante como “templarios”, al frente del cual está el fundador, Hugo de Payens, hacen un descubrimiento inquietante en el interior del monte del Templo: nueve sarcófagos y […]
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Jacques de Molay El Ultimo Gran Maestre templario (2006-Marcelo Do Santos) February 5, 2017
A principios del siglo XIV la sociedad europea vio el avance imparable de los diferentes grupos de monjes Guerreros y su gran influencia socio-económica, cultural y militar. Los principales de estos miles de militares monásticos, eran los Caballeros Templarios. Desde la más estricta observancia religiosa, la obediencia ciega a los reyes y el papado, el coraj […]
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Batalla de las Navas de Tolosa: Preparación August 1, 2016
Cristiana En la primavera de 1212, todos los caminos de la península cristiana, llevaban a Toledo, lugar de partida para la cruzada contra los almohades. Caminos no solo llenos de Nobles a caballo, seguidos de sus mesnadas, sino de pobres que mendigaban por el camino y de personas no útiles para guerrear, como mujeres, jóvenes […]
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Antecedentes Batalla Navas de Tolosa: Los reinos Cristianos: Su unión bajo Alfonso VIII de Castilla July 31, 2016
A comienzos del siglo XIII, la parte cristiana de la península Ibérica, estaba dividida en cinco reinos: Portugal, León, Navarra, Castilla y Aragón. El reino más belicoso contra los musulmanes en esta época fue el reino de Castilla, bajo el mando del Rey Alfonso VIII (1155-1214), hasta que en el 1195, tras la pérdida de […]
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Antecedentes Batalla Navas de Tolosa: Los reinos Cristianos peninsulares, núcleos de resistencia July 31, 2016
El núcleo asturiano. En el 722, un noble visigodo, Pelayo (?-737), y el pueblo de los astures derrotan en Covadonga (722) a un ejército expedicionario musulmán. A partir de ese momento comienza a organizarse el reino de Asturias. De 739-757 Alfonso I (693-757) asume la herencia visigoda del Rey Favila (?-739). Establece el “Fuero Juzgo” y otros […] […]
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St Magnus Cathedral – Kirkwall Orkney, Scotland May 24, 2018
Iceland Cruise March 2018 – Continuing with our visit to Kirkwall, Orkney, we visited St Magnus Cathedral, where the door was open wide for all to enter. Luckily there were only a few visitors, so I could take quite a few people free photos. The building, to me, looks pink, a lovely rose pink, the stonework is a […]
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In The Shade, Little & Large May 22, 2018
Just sorting some photos for Orkneys Cathedral, when I came across these two. Up to no good, making plans for a quick get away…….no, really they were very good and stayed at their post on the canal boat, under the shade and on the cushions….a dogs life 🙂
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Turning Over the Last Leaf… August 29, 2014
We’ve been blogging at MedievalFragments for nearly two-and-a-half years, but like all good things, it has to come to an end sometime! The project, Turning Over a New Leaf, is coming, in part, to a conclusion, with two of its … Continue reading →
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The Last Page of the Medieval Book August 22, 2014
By Erik Kwakkel (@erik_kwakkel) I love the last page of the medieval book. Not because it means that my research of a particular manuscript is almost completed, but because the last page often provides information pertaining to the origins of the object – information not … Continue reading →
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