The Templars And Their Sources (crusades - Subsidia)
by Karl Borchardt /
2017 / English / PDF
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Even 700 years after the suppression of the Order of the Temple
and the execution of the last grandmaster, Jacques de Molay,
there is no shortage of publications on this influential military
order. Yet unlike other medieval institutions the Templars are
subject to speculative fiction and popular myth which threaten to
swamp the fruits of scholarly endeavour. Fortunately, recent
years have produced a thriving academic scholarship which is
challenging these myths. More and more sources are currently
being edited, particularly those for the trial of the Templars
(1307–1312). Others are still awaiting indepth study, among them,
surprisingly, the greater part of the charters that cover more
than 150 years of the Order’s history.
Even 700 years after the suppression of the Order of the Temple
and the execution of the last grandmaster, Jacques de Molay,
there is no shortage of publications on this influential military
order. Yet unlike other medieval institutions the Templars are
subject to speculative fiction and popular myth which threaten to
swamp the fruits of scholarly endeavour. Fortunately, recent
years have produced a thriving academic scholarship which is
challenging these myths. More and more sources are currently
being edited, particularly those for the trial of the Templars
(1307–1312). Others are still awaiting indepth study, among them,
surprisingly, the greater part of the charters that cover more
than 150 years of the Order’s history.
The papers in this volume step into this gap and critically
evaluate new directions in Templar studies on the basis of as-yet
unedited source material. Open issues and desiderata regarding
the sources are discussed and from a range of inspiring results a
new
The papers in this volume step into this gap and critically
evaluate new directions in Templar studies on the basis of as-yet
unedited source material. Open issues and desiderata regarding
the sources are discussed and from a range of inspiring results a
newstatus quaestionis
status quaestionis is proposed that will not only
provide a better understanding of the Order’s archaeological,
economical, religious, administrative and military history, but
also set new points of departure for the editing of charters and
administrative documents. The papers here are grouped into six
sections, focusing on the headquarters of the Order, its
charters, manpower and finance, religious life and finally the
suppression and the Order’s afterlife.
is proposed that will not only
provide a better understanding of the Order’s archaeological,
economical, religious, administrative and military history, but
also set new points of departure for the editing of charters and
administrative documents. The papers here are grouped into six
sections, focusing on the headquarters of the Order, its
charters, manpower and finance, religious life and finally the
suppression and the Order’s afterlife.