[Day 7 in Tomar]
Once headquartered in Tomar,
The Order of the Knights Templar
Overcame Islamic domination in Portugal;
They were rewarded the castles of Almourol,
Monsanto, and Pombal.
Faced with perceived heresy,
And political upheaval,
The once mighty warrior monks’
Reputation and status were all laid lower
When the jealous King of France
Persuaded the Pope to destroy the Order.
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Karina Pinella 
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This feels like right out of action movies. Awesome
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Very lovely.
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Thank you!
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The term ‘warrior monk’ has always intrigued me. A group of warrior monks created a combat manual (I.33) which details how to use a sword and buckler. I don’t think that particular group of warrior monks were associated with the Knights Templar — the manual has a German origin. You were able to go inside the castle?
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Yes!
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I noticed you included an interior photograph — did you shoot the image inside the castle? I wasn’t sure if both buildings were considered part of the castle.
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That castle, Castle of Almourol is a well preserved ruin. The other building is another monument called Convent of Christ and the dining hall picture is inside that building, which used to be a monastery.
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Absolutely loved this piece. It reminded me a lot of Batman and one of the characters in it who has a background story similar to this (he goes by the name of Azrael). Thank you for sharing! 😀
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The Knights of Templar always bring up images in my mind of intrigue, murder, and spies…
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They were an incredible group, as I found out more about them.
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