Templars_ History and Myth Part 11

The Internet Medieval Sourcebook www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html This is a subsection of the Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies and will direct you to original sources for Pope Urban II's speech at Clermont launching the First Crusade, William of Tyre's account of the foundation of the Knights Templar, Ernoul's chronicle covering the battle of Hattin, the Itinerarium Peregrinorium et Gesta Regis Ricardi Itinerarium Peregrinorium et Gesta Regis Ricardi on how Richard the Lionheart made peace with Saladin, and Ludolph of Suchem's account of the fall of Acre in 1291. There are also such sources as the Cathar Gospel of John the Evangelist, Al-Makrisi's account of the Crusade of St Louis, and Benjamin of Tudela's twelfth-century account of his travels to Jerusalem and beyond. on how Richard the Lionheart made peace with Saladin, and Ludolph of Suchem's account of the fall of Acre in 1291. There are also such sources as the Cathar Gospel of John the Evangelist, Al-Makrisi's account of the Crusade of St Louis, and Benjamin of Tudela's twelfth-century account of his travels to Jerusalem and beyond.

Internet Ancient History Sourcebook www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook.html Also a subsection of ORB, this website provides original sources for ancient history, including ancient Israel, the Graeco-Roman world and early Christianity.

Internet Jewish History Sourcebook www.fordham.edu/halsall/jewish/jewishsbook.html The ORB subsection providing sources for Jewish history.

Internet Islamic History Sourcebook www.fordham.edu/halsall/islam/islamsbook.html The ORB subsection providing sources for Islamic history.

Islamic Historiography www.theatlantic.com/doc/199901/koran 'What is the Koran?' by Toby Lester, executive editor of Atlantic Unbound. www.opendemocracy.net/faith-europe_islam/mohammed_3866.jsp www.opendemocracy.net/faith-europe_islam/mohammed_3866.jsp 'What do we actually know about Mohammed?' by Patricia Crone, professor of Islamic History, Princeton University.

The Crusades Crusades Encylopedia www.crusades-encyclopedia.com Established by Andrew Host, an American academic specialising in the Crusades, this website is a hobby with a serious purpose: to serve as a trustworthy tool in providing reliable online material for students or enthusiasts of the period. It provides hundreds of primary and secondary sources on the Crusades, sections on such subjects as women and the Crusades, and on Islam, Judaism and the Crusades, as well as an extensive bibliography and links to each of the Crusades, to the Reconquista, to the military orders and to the Templars in particular.

The Templars Jacob's Ford Castle archaeological site ateret.huji.ac.il This site ill.u.s.trates the continuing archaeological excavation of the Templar castle of Vadum Jacob, that is Jacob's Ford in northern Israel, which guarded the route across the Jordan river from Damascus. The castle was attacked by Saladin, eight hundred of its defenders were killed and their bodies were thrown into a ditch. These Templar bones and the remains of the castle itself provide new insights into the Crusader past.

Templar History magazine www.templarhistory.com This website of the leading magazine aimed at Templar enthusiasts contains numerous articles on Templar history, personalities, battles, locations, the myths that have grown up around the order, and so on, plus images, the text of original doc.u.ments and an introduction to the literature about the Templars. Not to miss a trick, it also sells Templar shirts, hats and mugs.

Templar Globe templars.wordpress.com The Templar Globe announces itself as the bulletin of the International Chancellery of the Ordo Supremus Militaris Templi Hierosolymitani Universalis; in fact it appears to be a one-man blog, a.s.sisted by outside contributions, devoted loosely to things Templar. Its entries are in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese, and are generally accompanied by excellent ill.u.s.trations, photographs and even videos.

Skull and Crossbones www.skullandcrossbones.org From an orthodox account of the Templars, this site branches out into fanciful and entertaining speculations, such as that the Templar fleet escaped the clutches of Philip IV, sailed for Scotland where the Templars helped Robert the Bruce win the battle of Bannockburn, and centuries later turned to piracy in the Caribbean. There are speculations too on Solomon's Temple and the exact position it would have occupied on today's Temple Mount, and articles on such varied topics as Saladin, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Prince Henry the Navigator, Athlit, the last Templar outpost on the mainland of Outremer, and descendants of the Templars now supposedly living in the backwoods of Tennessee.

The Chinon Parchment The Chinon Parchment at the Vatican Secret Archives asv.vatican.va/en/visit/doc/inform.htm This site displays the original Chinon Parchment recently found in the Vatican Secret Archives and allows you to zoom in on every detail. The parchment gave Papal absolution to Grand Master James of Molay and other leading members of the Templars, clearing them of heresy, blasphemy and the other calumnies heaped upon them by King Philip IV of France.

The Chinon Parchment in Translation www.inrebus.com/chinon.html The Chinon Parchment, written in Latin, is here translated into English.

Jerusalem Jerusalem Virtual Library www.jerusalem-library.org A cooperative venture between Al-Quds University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, this site provides online access to doc.u.ments, maps, plans, inscriptions, ill.u.s.trations and photographs illuminating the history of Jerusalem.

The Jerusalem Archaeological Park www.archpark.org.il Maps, plans, photographs and virtual reconstructions provide a vivid introduction to the archaeology of Jerusalem.

Undiscovered Jerusalem www.gebus.com/index_eng.htm An ill.u.s.trated presentation of Jerusalem curiosities, including secret excavations beneath the Temple Mount, controversies over the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the whereabouts of the True Cross, and a madness known as the Jerusalem Syndrome that overcomes a proportion of visitors to the city, usually Protestant Americans, who imagine themselves to be Mary Magdalene, John the Baptist or Jesus Christ.

The Ark of the Covenant History of the Ark of the Covenant www.arkstory.com/arkstory.html Speculations on what happened to the Ark of the Covenant, with numerous links.

The Holy Grail The Camelot Project www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot This educational website features the history of the Grail legend as told through art and literature. It is part of a project which looks at the Arthurian legend.

Gnosticism, Catharism and the Occult The Gnostic Society www.gnosis.org Website of the Los Angeles-based Gnostic Society, with endless information on Gnosticism including translations and photographs of ancient Gnostic doc.u.ments.

Gnosticism and Its Successors www.bopsecrets.org/rexroth/essays/gnosticism.htm An essay on Gnosticism and its successors, including Catharism and the modern-day taste for the occult, by the eminent American critic Kenneth Rexroth.

Freemasons Pietre-Stones: Review of Freemasonry www.freemasons-freemasonry.com The premier educational source for Freemasons in all things to do with Freemasonry, including history, research papers, books, conferences, news and linksin five languages.

Searchable Terms Note: Entries in this index, carried over verbatim from the print edition of this t.i.tle, are unlikely to correspond to the pagination of any given e-book reader. However, entries in this index, and other terms, may be easily located by using the search feature of your e-book reader.

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