How did a Man Join the Knights Templar? 

I would imagine a lot of Templar Knights and Crusader knights in general were second born or third born sons who by reasons of primogeniture could not inherit their father's title and estate. So it was either enter one of the monastic orders and become a monk join the priesthood, or seek their fortunes out on crusade in the Holy Land where they joined one of the military monastic orders like the Templars, Hospitalers, and the Teutonic Order.

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You were primarily joining a Holy order or religious order, that happened to be military.

Even at 45, I'd love to join the Knights Templar.

This is one of my favorite channels, on you tube. Your website is also quite excellent. Thank you, sir.

Is there a video on the average day of one of the knights Templar? I want to know what the Knights Templar did from morning to night!

Another brilliant and informative video, keep up the good work!

Thank you for your time, and teachings 👍

The Knights Templar were a bunch of people you did NOT want to mess with

Just as there were mounted sergeants in civilian medieval forces, the Templars also had these, in addition to sergeant infantry. Sergeants in the cavalry were less heavily armed, used as scouts, charged not in the initial wave, but typically came in the second wave to hit the enemy that had been disrupted by the knight's charge and then screen while the knights reformed for a second charge. Many sergeant brothers were non-combatants and were often referred to as the "craftsman brothers". These were blacksmiths, carpenters, stable hands, etc. These brothers might take the field with the army, but unlike the regulars, could "withdraw if they felt unable to withstand the enemy." Also, interestingly, the Order in the Holy Land, usually included Turcopliers, which were light cavalry, in the Saracen style. I recommend Templar Incorporated and Templar Organization by Bruno as an interesting examination of the organizational structure.

This is a topic of great interest, and you apparently know your subject matter well. This video is quite impressive I must say. Well done!

"The idea of somebody who was initially from a lower class kind of working their way up through the winning of booty" ~ RealCrusadesHistory ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Excellent film. Thanks for this.

Like going through a background check and polygraph for a security clearance. None of it ever changes in the end. I wish it was still a thing.

Very informative. Thank you.

Thanks! Hoping to join up soon.

Love the videos! Have to crank them up to 1.5x the speed tho lol

Very cool presentation my friend.

I read exactly that in a book about a week or 2 ago, but now how you say it I have this image of Templar version of Gary Gygax repeating His famous quote of : are you sure you want to do this?

Being a Christian we fight for GOD and the truth every day

I'm very impressed with your presentation and it is surprising accurate. Non nobis, Domine, non nobis, sed nomini tuo da gloriam !

Well done!!!

Thank you for this information

Mr. Roberts, is there a way I can listen to these talks without being on RU-vid, eg can I download them somewhere else or maybe you could consider uploading them onto amazon audible? I am a driver and I’d like to be able to listen to these talks offline somehow on my iPhone

Great content.

To give perspective to the role of peasantry in war, I'm told it was in 1363 that the first law was made in England enforcing archery practice for all men on Sundays. I guess it must be possible that this was the informal practice earlier than that.

It should be noted that in the Germanic States you could be ennobled. Usually in result of some service to the King. My own family history is one such ennobling though the act that gained the title is lost to time and history. Such "raised" families were required to annotate that on their Heraldry. There were marks to show such things in the heraldic system.

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I really want to be a templar these are my iconic heros , love from Pakistan

can a businessman or rich people allow to join the knights templar? im from the philippines and im a lay person serving in a catholic charismatic community.

What's the name of the song in the beginning intro? I like the guitar 🎸style.

enjoyed that thank you

Is there any good information in clothing and geer that they used? I'm thinking about putting together a historical living history impression of them

was there no probation period ? is that what you say about discernment ? 9:34 there is a postulant word.

What's the name of the song at the start of the video? Please

So how big was the loss of face if one didn't get admission? Where the candidates really free to object and not join the order, or would that have marked them as social outcasts?

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Has a noble ever sent his father or some other very old family member to the Templar’s as a kind of nursing home service? (A noble who’s too important to be denied such a request ofc.)

Just found your channel, awesome stuff, I've been binge watching it for a day now. Curious, were there any orthodox christians that participated in the Crusades? I suppose so because of Byzantium empire's territories. Could an orthodox christian join the templars?

That are a number of groups out there to this day.

Nice one

Where can I sign up?

What was the knights templar training like?

God bless you.

Very interesting video. I think I'm gonna translate it to Portuguese.

Peasant equals Farmer! Trades people, Craftsmen, Religious, all had their roles there were particularly proscribed methods for becoming a member of any guild Tradsman/Tradesmen/women Artists etc. But the word Peasant equaled the word farmer. There was little mobility between classes and trades. There were some wealthy and independent Peasants but most were subjects of a liege lord. A fairly rigid structure that occasionally allowed movement up or down. More common was movement "sideways" as in a peasant becoming an ordinary foot soldier, artisan, monk, A Guilds person, fisher man Sailor, pilot etc, but as the Middle Ages evolved, social position was for all means and purposes very rigid, requiring extraordinary actions or skills that would cause or permit the advance in social class.. One such family were given prestige and honors and advanced in the Warrior/Cavalier class in recognition and thanks for the pathfinder showing the way under cover of darkness and avoiding the eyes of the enemy marking the direction necessary of the Army using a cows head as an indicator of the correct direction to take under cover of darkness. This man was given honors and favors from his liege lord and also given the right to the Name of Cabeza de Vaca in perpetuity. Except for recognition of extraordinary services rendered, there was very little vertical advancement, horizontal movement was much more common in those days. It was relatively common for a Peasant to become an Artisan, a merchant, a pilot, a cartographer or other skilled vocation. More commonly, one was born into a given class and lived and died in the situation he was born into. There were exceptions, but it required a Liege Lord to recognize and facilitate any vertical movement.

Few things are more interesting than this, nice work.

I very much doubt they gained such notoriety without drilling and sparring when they could. Background was undoubtedly important but skills will be lost without practice

When did they start using the term brother for warrior monks/ the order members?

What of the Brambant Knights of Belgium of the crusades?

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A little like the French Foreign Legion.

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Dude please join our discord and tell us all this history as we base our self to the knights templar

Today there are 2 type's of Knights, Knights of the Bath-like Sir Issac Newton and Sir Paul McCartney; a civil Honor. Or the Knights of the Field(aka...the Cross) a duty of military service even now, such service is sworn to the Order itself , before God,to do your duty for life. Such an oath can be asked by a Brother of the Order who has witnessed the prospective man,or woman,comit and act of valor in honer on the field and can be done by that brother Knight. I now of 2 men honored to be Knighted twice by different Orders of the Cross.Sir Winston Churchill And President Eisenhower

outstanding as is normal.

My line of thinking, is that if the templar were an army of god, then if that is the case, all is fine. But they will need great craftsman to supply and/ support the cause, so why is this aspect not scrutinized? No army on the earth has ever survived without logistics. I am a Catholic and sometimes i get confused as to why some of these vids seem to glorify warriors and the real people behind-the-scenes are ignored. They are the people that have to carry on after the fact!

I know the Templars’ REAL Secret. Great channel, BTW!

Can you talk about the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem? We often get overlooked.

Is there dental benefit? How about retirement? What if I am a urban businessman? Can I manage the assets and investments for the frontal personnel?

This was exactly my question too.

Can you re-enact the rituals?

My understanding is that no matter your social class, the Templars did not make any knights. If you wanted to be a knight within the order, you had to already be a belted knight before joining. Also, I understand that people, specifically married men, could join the Templars for a set period of years as opposed to for life, with some caveats.

I'd join the Templars

Crusader version of john wick.... awesome

The part I didn't get...they didn't trained peasants...so how the heck did they form the units, the coordination for military maneuvers, etc?...

Noted

were did Switzerland come from

If i didn't know any better, I'd swear this was a 40K Lore video for the Black Templars...

Do they still do their ressurection ritual?

The right people in the right Masonic Lodges mirror these beliefs, minus the social status part.

Next how did man join the Teutonic Order please. I am half German after all.

I would join in a second.

I’m honestly related to a major general of the first crusade.

Tell them about the "Burial Rite".

Brothers

So, kinda like the nfl draft

It's time to join my brothers.

Sign me up...

May the Father of Understanding Guide Us.

Did any templar marry?

So a Templar could not be married?

To be honest this is the way that the church describes it not the real way of how a noblemans way to honor is a much more difficult then what is stated and said truth of a crusaders creed is more like a character lifestyle while also being a moral code

Did a surf need permission from his Lord to join the Templars?

I's much simpler today! You just signup online!!

Much similar to today's military. The French foreign legion comes to mind.

You need to be CHRISTIAN CATHOLIC, not just christian- remember about that....

Very like joining the french foreign legion today

Knights Templar...the poster children of the saying "If you owe me some money, that is your problem. If you owe me much money, that is my problem!"

They didnot join it, the templars joined a man....

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Wish I could see about being a nights Templar

The Templars still exist have never really gone . The original order of knights Templars have priories in literally every western country . The Templars are currently preparing for big things in Europe .

..........and far be it that a woman would let you fellow know that the Knights still exist even today. Age is not a factor. To abide by the Templar's Code of Honor is the best of all men.

You can still join this

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Mr. Browne you can be a Knights Templar. You begin by being a mason. Then work up the degrees.

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Can a man get married after his joining the Templar is confirmed ?

You left out the bits where the postulant Templar had to worship a severed head idol (or a cat), spit on the cross, deny Christ and kiss the receptor's arse. One should always believe the government about such things ;). Other than that, good summary.