Knights Templars
The Knights Templars In a span of about 200 years, a group of knights became a powerful force in the Christian world and then were disbanded just as quickly as they formed. ... Interestingly, the knights who fought in the Crusades were welcomed back home and assigned to defend the regions of the Christian kingdom. Instead of living lavishly, the knights took vows of poverty. ... Noteworthy about the knights is that they were more like monks than like warriors. ... The knights even wore similar dress to the religious clergy; they wore a white habit with a red cross on it. Something that probably most people don’t know is that the order in which the knights belonged to consisted of more than just knights. The knights were the highest ranked in the order, consisting of heavy cavalry, followed by the serjeants, who made up the light cavalry. ... The Templars were quick in growing because one who joined could engage in the two most popular issues of that time, “religious fervor and martial prowess. ... At the peak of their power the Templars defended many regions across Europe such as France and Palestine.