tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440738931731819756.post2082238629086234499..comments2024-02-13T21:54:36.298+01:00Comments on TemplarsNow: Templars in Sweden?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440738931731819756.post-20083490178584786502022-12-10T15:49:02.388+01:002022-12-10T15:49:02.388+01:00Thank you for your thorough contribution to our bl...Thank you for your thorough contribution to our blog. You are quite right, as strong evidence is missing and there are arguments for the Templars not having been present in Sweden in the strong way as in France, proof is also lacking that the were not. So more data and research is needed to be able to reach some firm conclusion. Thanks again.TemplarsNownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440738931731819756.post-63688455855549796362022-11-25T00:02:38.544+01:002022-11-25T00:02:38.544+01:00This might be somewhat old an outdated, but becaus...This might be somewhat old an outdated, but because it was my first hit on Google, I feel the need to say that I find the arguments presented here lacking. The Templars as a whole suffer from a dearth of sources, and fewer reliable ones, due to detractors, among other reasons. As for the Templars being redundant because of the sword brothers, this simply does not follow, given the multitude of military orders that proliferated in close contact, not to mention religious orders as a whole. As for the assertion that it wouldn’t make sense for an “elite warrior monk” to be present in Sweden, the Templars were advisors in courts all across Europe, as well as land holders who maintained, built, and supplied local churches, and included co-operator and auxiliary members of all kinds who in many cases would wear the habit of the Templars.<br /><br />Suffice it to say we don’t have evidence beyond the tympanum mentioned, but it’s going a bit far to say it was /unlikely/ or nonsensical to say they may have had some presence. There are any number of reasons they could have been present for whatever length of time and we simply don’t have the records to show it. Maybe they weren’t there, but I don’t think these reasons are sound. Perhaps future research will provide more compelling evidence.<br /><br />That said, I had not heard of the “sword brothers” before so will be looking into them, thank you for an interesting article.<br /><br />Most of what I’ve said can be found in the introduction to Helen J. Nicholson’s “The Knights Templar” from the ARC Humanities Press “Past Imperfect” series. A great source from a series comprised of short compelling summaries of around 100 pages. Highly recommended and Nicholson is the foremost authority on the medieval military orders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com