Crusades Archive

Two Knights, One Horse − How A Legendary Knights Templar Symbol Has Puzzled And Fascinated Since The Middle Ages

AncientPages.com | June 3, 2024

AncientPages.com - The Knights Templar, a legendary monastic military order forged in the fires of the Crusades, continue to enthrall 21st-century audiences. Did this seal symbolize the order’s

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Ancient Hand Grenades: Explosive Weapons In Medieval Jerusalem During Crusades

AncientPages.com | April 26, 2022

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - New analysis into the residue inside ancient ceramic vessels from 11th–12th century Jerusalem has found that they were potentially used as hand grenades.

Mythical Kingdom Of Prester John – Did It Exist?

AncientPages.com | March 21, 2016

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The legend of Prester John arose during the period of the Crusades when European Christians hoped to regain the Holy Land (Palestine) from