While digging beneath a former ice cream parlor in the historic city center of Gdańsk, Poland, archaeologists recently came ...

The Knights Templar were more than just warriors—they were one of the most powerful organizations of the medieval world. In this video, we uncover the secrets behind their influence, from military ...

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The Knights Templar began in 1120 as a band of modest monks who took up arms to protect pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem. "The Knights Templar were conspicuously brave," Griffith-Jones said.

Cracking The Knights Templar Code. By Richard Roth. October 25, 2007 / 5:20 PM EDT / CBS ... Hollywood's long known there's a great story in the medieval Knights Templar.

The modern-day knights used 2.1 to 2.3 times more energy walking with their armor on compared with walking without it. Running with armor took 1.9 times the energy as running armor-free.

"A suit of medieval armor loads the lower limbs. You have 7 or 8 kilos [15 to 18 pounds] of armor on the legs, so when you swing your legs, your muscles are having to do much more work," Askew says.

Fables of the Knights Templar are legend, but deep beneath a castle on Cyprus -- an island once owned by the Crusader brotherhood -- lies a legacy historians say still resonates today.

Vatican Releases Documents On Trial Of Medieval Order; Cleared Of Heresy Charges. ... Knights Templar Absolved, 700 Years Late. October 12, 2007 / 3:35 PM EDT / AP ...

It’s common to find, in the blank spaces of 13th- and 14th-century English texts, sketches and notes from medieval readers. And scattered through this marginalia is an oddly recurring scene: a ...