The Templars

The History & the Myth

Michael Haag

Arguably one of the most provocative, puzzling, and misunderstood organizations of medieval times, the legendary Knights Templar have always been shrouded in a veil of mystery, while inspiring popular culture from Indiana Jones to Dan Brown. In The Templars, author Michael Haag offers a definitive history of these loyal Christian soldiers of the Crusades—sworn to defend the Holy Land and Jerusalem, but ultimately damned and destroyed by the Pope and his church. A bestseller in the United Kingdom—the first history of the enigmatic warriors to include findings from the Chinon Parchment, the long-lost Vatican document absolving the Knights of heresy— The Templars by Michael Haag is fascinating reading.

Searchable Terms

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The use of surnames has changed over time. Prior to the fifteenth century, individuals were known by their first name with a modifier. This index follows accepted practise in filing these individuals under their first name. So, for example, James of Molay goes under J for James and not M for Molay.

Names of fictitious characters are given in inverted commas, with the source in brackets e.g. Baltran (Last of the Templars).

Abbasid dynasty 58, 65–6, 67

Abu al-Feda 201

The Accursed Kings (1955–77) 330, 333, 344

Acre

background 138, 139 illus, 195–6, 196 illus

fall of 201–3, 201 illus, 206 illus

history of 178, 182, 297–9

Mameluk massacre 168, 201 illus, 203

secret tunnel 298–9, 298 illus

Acre, Bishop of 172

Ad Preclarus Sapientie (Papal bull) 225

Ad Providam (Papal bull) 236

Adhemar, Bishop of Le Puy 75, 77, 81, 91

Age of Discovery 247

agricultural trade 142

Agrippa, Henry Cornelius 257

Albigensian Crusade 148, 185

Aleppo 122 illus, 167

Alexander the Great 19

Alexander II, Pope 63

Alexius I Comnenus, Emperor 72, 81–2, 93

Alfonso I, King of Aragon 105

Alfonso VII of Castile 116

Ali of Herat 160–61

Ali (Mohammed’s son-in-law) 67

‘Alias, Cathar’ (Labyrinth) 336

Almourol castle 317, 317 illus

Amalric, King of Jerusalem 153–4, 161–3

America, Templar discovery of 270–72

American Revolution, and Freemasonry 273–4

Anastasis church 68, 70

Ancient Egypt 21, 23–5, 34, 36

Andre of Montbard 100, 108

Andrew, King of Hungary 185

Angels and Demons (2001) 276

Anna Comnena 72–3

Antichrist 62–4, 76–7

Antioch 92, 93, 106, 132

Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius (7th c.) 61

appearance of the Templars 77, 81, 101–2, 104, 105 illus

Al-Aqsa mosque

history 50, 50 illus, 179–80, 295–6

palace of Kingdom of Jerusalem 91

and Poor-Fellow Soldiers 97–8, 296

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Table of contents

• Dedication
• Contents
• Introduction
• The Contexts
• The Rise (1099 to 1150)
• The Power (1150–1291)
• The Fall (1291–1314)
• The Aftermath
• Locations
• Templarism
• Searchable Terms
• Chronology
• A Note on Names
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Credits
• Copyright
• About the Publisher