The Knights Templar: William Hansard

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The Knights Templar/ William Hansard

The Knights Templar was an ancient group knights that acted upon Christianity and were used as a military force. They were assigned to attack and raid muslim soldiers. The original knights were led by Sir Raymond of Saint-Gilles, Godfrey of Bouillon, Hugh of Vermandois and Bohemond of Taranto. The Templars ended up doing what they called Crusades in which they went and attacked threats to Israel. There were a total of six Crusades. By the first they were known as Crusaders. There were four known Crusade States, each defended by a castle. The Templars were a unique and dangerous breed of soldiers.
Every Templar looked and drilled the same way. Most Templars wore a bullet like helmet, Others wore more of

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