Re: [HoE] Templar Relics and a few quick questions

[Allan Seyberth <darious@darious.com>]

>They were formed during the crusades to protect European travellers during 
>the Crusades. They also protected important holy sites.  They settled down
in 
>France *after* the Crusades were over and became involved with banking and 
>loans.

They also started on their "banking" business during the Crusades -
offering loans to nobles who needed money to raise an army.  Then when the
noble would default on the loan, the Templars would take his lands.

They had quite a bit of land and wealth because of it, before they were
taken down.
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Allan Seyberth
darious@darious.com

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