History & Lore of the Knights Templar: Stories, Symbols & Origins

Did the Knights Templar Survive? Scotland and Portugal

Did the Knights Templar survive after 1312? The real story of the Order of Christ in Portugal and why the Scotland survival tales are legend.

Did the Knights Templar use the Rose Cross? We explain the symbol's real Rosicrucian roots and why the medieval Templar link is later legend.

How the Knights Templar got their name from Jerusalem's Temple Mount, the Al-Aqsa headquarters, and the holy ground behind the Order's title.

Did the skull and crossbones come from the Knights Templar? We separate the Sidon legend and pirate myth from what the symbol truly meant.

The Battle of Hattin was the Templars' darkest day: see how Saladin crushed the Crusaders in 1187, and honor their courage. Read the full story.

Templar cross necklace meaning explained: the red cross pattee's symbolism plus how to wear one with style and respect. Find your pattee cross today.

The fall of the Knights Templar explained: the 1307 arrests, torture trials, and 1312 dissolution. Learn the true story and wear the legacy.

Two knights one horse seal explained: what the Templar Grand Master's emblem meant. Learn the true story, then wear it with pride.

Discover how the templar banking system moved money with letters of credit and fortified vaults — and why the 'first bank' claim is only half true.

Templars vs Hospitallers: compare their origins, missions, crosses, and very different fates — and find the order whose colors you'll wear.

The Agnus Dei, or Lamb of God, marked real Templar seals. Discover the symbol's meaning for the warrior-monks and how to wear it today.

Did the Knights Templar guard the Holy Grail? The link is literary and pseudohistorical, not real history. Here is where the legend truly began.