Re: [HoE] Templars(was Templar Book)

[deadlander@juno.com (Templar Simon)]

On Wed, 23 Sep 1998 08:14:00 EDT DarrinBrig@aol.com writes:

>> Or he may be referring to the myth that the Templars sold their 
>souls to  the devil to gain more temporal power.  I believe this was why
the 
>Church  ordered the order destroyed.
>
>Thats what the Church *said*, but most people think the reason behind 
>it was>to confiscate their property. The Templars had gotten quite rich 
>during the>Crusades, and the Church was a little upset about this... the
whole 
>reason>behind the Crusades was to cut out the middle men in the middle
east 
>and lower>the prices for spices (there was also an overabundance of
noblemen's 
>sons with>nothing to do and no land to inherit).  Anyone who tells you
it was 
>fought>over religious reasons hasn't studied the subject that much.
>

Actually, I HAVE studied the subject quite intently, the Templars are one
of my favorite subjects.  I was merely referring to the *MYTH* that the
Templars "sold-out" in response to a previous post stating that they had.
 The reason that I did not go into detail was because I could find no way
of tying the topic back to HoE.

Templar Simon

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