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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jade712" data-source="post: 6559583" data-attributes="member: 6792227">In medieval European legend, the paladins were 12 brave knights who were loyal followers of Charlemagne, the king of the Franks and founder of the Holy Roman Empire.[h=1]Paladins[/h]In medieval European legend, the paladins were 12 brave knights who were loyal followers of <a href="http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/knowledge/Charlemagne.html" target="_blank">Charlemagne</a>, the king of the Franks and <a href="http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/knowledge/List_of_people_considered_father_or_mother_of_a_field.html" target="_blank">founder of</a> the Holy Roman Empire. The name paladin —from a word meaning a person attached to the court—implies that the knights may have resided at the royal palace.The paladins appear primarily in a series of legends surrounding Charlemagne, his adventures, and the history of the Frankish kingdom. Many were said to play important roles in the <a href="http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/knowledge/Crusades.html" target="_blank">Crusades</a> and battles against the Muslims. Among the most famous works in which some of the paladins appear is the Chanson de Roland (Song of Roland), a French <a href="http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/knowledge/Poetry.html" target="_blank">poem</a>written in the 1000s. A number of paladins also appear in <a href="http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/knowledge/Italian.html" target="_blank">Italian</a> legends, though under slightly different names.medieval relating to the <a href="http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/knowledge/Middle_Ages.html" target="_blank">Middle Ages</a> in Europe, a period from about A . D . 500 to 1500Perhaps the most famous <a href="http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/knowledge/Paladin.html" target="_blank">paladin</a> was Roland, the nephew of Charlemagne and main character in the Chanson de Roland. The other paladins included Roland's cousin, <a href="http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/knowledge/Rinaldo.html" target="_blank">Rinaldo</a> of Montalban; Namo, the duke of <a href="http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/knowledge/Bavaria.html" target="_blank">Bavaria</a>; Salomon, the king of Brittany; Astolpho, an English duke; Fierambras, son of the king of Spain; Turpin, an <a href="http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/knowledge/Archbishop.html" target="_blank">archbishop</a>; Ogier, a Danish prince; Florismart, a friend of Roland; Malagig, a magician; Olivier, a close friend of Roland; and Ganelon, a Frankish count who eventually betrayed the other paladins and became their enemy.See also <a href="http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Ca-Cr/Charlemagne.html" target="_blank">Charlemagne </a>; <a href="http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Go-Hi/Heroes.html" target="_blank">Heroes </a>; <a href="http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Pr-Sa/Roland.html" target="_blank">Roland </a>.Read more: <a href="http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Ni-Pa/Paladins.html#ixzz3UPG00IZO" target="_blank">http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Ni-Pa/Paladins.html#ixzz3UPG00IZO</a>P.S. refer to and review movies about King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, A Knights Tale, Shadow of the Sword, Merlin, Ironclad, ARN the Knight Templar.additional Information: [h=1]Knights Templar and popular culture[/h]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Templar_and_popular_culture" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Templar_and_popular_culture</a>The original historic Knights Templar were a Christian <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_order_(society)" target="_blank">military order</a>, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Templar" target="_blank">Order of the Poor Fellow Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon</a>, that existed from the 12th to 14th centuries to provide warriors in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusades" target="_blank">Crusades</a>. These men were famous in the high and late <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval" target="_blank">Middle Ages</a>, but the Order was disbanded very suddenly by King <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_IV_of_France" target="_blank">Philip IV of France</a>, who took action against the Templars in order to avoid repaying his own financial debts. He accused them of heresy, ordered the arrest of all Templars within his realm, and had many of them burned at the stake. The dramatic and rapid end of the organization led to many stories and legends developing about them over the following centuries. The Order and its members increasingly appear in modern fiction, though most of these references portray the medieval organization inaccurately.In modern works, the Templars generally are portrayed as villains, misguided zealots, representatives of an evil secret society,[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Templar_and_popular_culture#cite_note-HC-1" target="_blank">[1]</a>[/SUP] or as the keepers of a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Templar_legends#Treasure" target="_blank">long-lost treasure</a>. Several modern organizations also claim heritage from the medieval Templars, as a way of enhancing their own image or mystique.Also refer to and review:<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Templar_and_popular_culture#Films" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Templar_and_popular_culture#Films</a>Films[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Knights_Templar_and_popular_culture&action=edit&section=16" target="_blank">edit</a>]<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The mythos of the Knights Templar (presented as the fictional "Knights of the Cruciform Sword") as keepers and defenders of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Grail" target="_blank">Holy Grail</a> is also a central plot point in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Last_Crusade" target="_blank">Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade</a>(1989).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolph_Lundgren" target="_blank">Dolph Lundgren</a> plays the role of a modern day member of the Knights Templar in the 1998 movie <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Minion" target="_blank">The Minion</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carniv%C3%A0le" target="_blank">Carnivàle</a>, 2003-2005</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Treasure_(film)" target="_blank">National Treasure</a>, 2004</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Heaven_(film)" target="_blank">Kingdom of Heaven</a>, 2005 shows the last King of Jerusalem, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_de_Lusignan" target="_blank">Guy de Lusignan</a>, and his henchman, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raynald_of_Ch%C3%A2tillon" target="_blank">Reynald de Châtillon</a> (both of whom were not members of the Templar order), as Templars.[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Templar_and_popular_culture#cite_note-52" target="_blank">[52]</a>[/SUP]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arn_%E2%80%93_The_Knight_Templar" target="_blank">Arn – The Knight Templar</a> (2007).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arn_%E2%80%93_The_Kingdom_at_Road%27s_End" target="_blank">Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End</a> (2008).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Templar" target="_blank">The Last Templar</a> (2009) An adaptation of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Khoury" target="_blank">Raymond Khoury</a>'s novel about a New York archaeologist researching the lost secrets of the medieval Knights Templar.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironclad_(film)" target="_blank">Ironclad (film)</a> (2011)</li> </ul></blockquote>

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