tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post7459908855234862431..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Knights Templar - The BeginningDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-88849130165741933142013-02-26T09:17:40.676-08:002013-02-26T09:17:40.676-08:00If you would like to see a historical fiction acco...If you would like to see a historical fiction account of the prophecy see my new book “The Malachy Prophecy” on Amazon, in either paperback or Kindle edition. What if the last Pope is not the anti-christ but something else? What would he be? Who might control him? Can he be stopped? The whole Malachy Prophecy is an interesting business. The man predicted the time and place of his own death!<br />William Johnson<br />Author<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780116022983284106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-76045956552019210952012-09-17T19:52:09.563-07:002012-09-17T19:52:09.563-07:00Pardon me, what am I thinking! Anna was Alexis'...Pardon me, what am I thinking! Anna was Alexis's daughter. She undertook to write The Alexiad,a biography of her father,to get past her consuming grief at the death of her husband -- and she produced a most fascinating contemporary report on the First Crusade, of course from the Byzantine point of view which was not at all cheerful about the European invasion. I got The Alexiad free on Kindle -- what a marvelous library is floating in Amazon's "clouds"! Katherine Ashehttp://www.simon-de-montfort.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-18407146131775979452012-09-17T19:16:07.690-07:002012-09-17T19:16:07.690-07:00The arguments offered for the rightness of a milit...The arguments offered for the rightness of a military monastic order certainly are rational and hard to counter, though they're not in keeping with Jesus's mild teachings. Monks of the 10th century faced with the Vikings' attacks didn't rush to arms, though a convent of nuns hacked off their own noses to avoid rape. But militant Islam roused a very different response among Christians in the 12th century.<br />Anna Comnena, the sister of the Byzantine Emperor Alexis, seems to indicate her brother had no intention of rousing the crusades, he was merely asking the Pope for a few mercenaries to fend off Islamic incursions over his borders. But the idea of militancy in the East got out of hand -- and the flood of crusaders not only descended upon Islam, but caused a lot more trouble for Alexis.Katherine Ashehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12487069502818472478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-3505459882832454082012-09-17T15:20:36.148-07:002012-09-17T15:20:36.148-07:00Thanks everyone! Yes, these knights had few equals...Thanks everyone! Yes, these knights had few equals and their legend lives on in various forms - some fictional and some true.Scott Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978834492904487296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-75679005369437497102012-09-17T11:41:53.919-07:002012-09-17T11:41:53.919-07:00I've always found the contrast of 'warrior...I've always found the contrast of 'warrior' and 'monk' that combine in a knight of this order what sets them a part from the others.<br /><br />Look forward to the rest of your posts. Thanks for sharing!Sophia Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07909417504496472472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-75203837410516645162012-09-17T04:33:16.632-07:002012-09-17T04:33:16.632-07:00Very informative and interesting. I never knew how...Very informative and interesting. I never knew how the templars began. Thank you for sharing. I do look forward to more posts from you on the subject. ;o)<br /><br />Suzan TisdaleSuzan Tisdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448144413924439336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-73346639227825314862012-09-17T00:56:27.177-07:002012-09-17T00:56:27.177-07:00Very interesting insight. I look forward to future...Very interesting insight. I look forward to future posts to help understand this enigmatic organization which has left such a imprint on not just European, but World history.Arthur Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089353929946037656noreply@blogger.com