Templar Treasures: The Knights Templar Series

Título: Templar Treasures: The Knights Templar Series

Autor: Robert M. Johnson

Sinopse: Product Description In the year of Our Lord, 1096, a young intellectual from Cologne in northern Germany took up the cross and became a Crusader. His name was Matthew of Cologne, son of the Mayor of that city. He became the protégée and eventually the adjutant of Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, one of the four leaders of the Crusade. After hundreds of miles and numerous battles the army of the Crusade finally took the Holy City of Jerusalem in 1099 A.D. Matthew’s story is told in volume one of this series: Jihad 1095 A.D. The Great Crusade. With time, Matthew is Knighted and becomes the military leader of the garrison at Jerusalem under King Baldwin II. His skill as a soldier and his fighting reputation gain him the name of The Hammer of God. This is the title of the second book in the series and recounts the journey of this young man toward the realization of his vocation: the joining of his religious ideal and his military dedication to the cause of Christ. Along with another Crusader, Hugh de Payans, Matthew takes part in the inspired planning that will lead to the Brotherhood of the Knights of the Temple, later called the Knights Templar. In this third volume of the Crusader series, Matthew has now become Lord of the city of Gaza in southern Palestine. He is being called upon to defend himself and his Christian people against a new kind of warfare, that of the Assassins. His killing of one of the Assassins, assigned to kill the King of Jerusalem has caused him to become the enemy of Hasan-i-Sabbah the Old Master of the Castle of Alamut and creator of the deadly Assassins. Follow this exciting conflict in the present tale: The Assassin Avenger. The Templar Series, now in its fourth volume, Templar Treasures, follows the excitement and devotion of the times. Young Matthew of Gaza continues to develop into the warrior chieftain of the Holy Land. But circumstances in his life draw him closer to his ideal of becoming a “Warrior Monk,” a founding member of the Knights Templar. About the Author Robert M Johnson has written and self-published 19 previous works of fiction. One of his historical novels, entitled "Jihad 1095 A.D. The First Crusade" arose from his experience at the Grande Chartreuse Monastery in France where he lived for eleven years as a member of the Roman Catholic Carthusian Order. That monastery was founded in the year 1084 A.D. by Bruno of Reims, the advisor to Pope Urban II, who preached the First Crusade in 1095 A.D. Though a work of historical fiction, the storyline follows closely a contemporary eyewitness document in latin, the "Gesta Francorum". The First or Great Crusade was the only one that conquered and held the Holy City of Jerusalem. Two subsequent novels have been published in this series, "The Hammer of God, and Assassin Avenger," both based on the life of Matthew of Cologne. This fourth novel, "Templar Treasures," traces the history of the early years in the founding of the Knights Templar. In it, Matthew, now Lord of Gaza, solidifies his reputation as the Hammer of God, champion of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, The Kingdom of Heaven.

Contexto da obra

Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Templar Treasures: The Knights Templar Series”, de Robert M. Johnson, publicado pela editora CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, em 2012 e com 146 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.

Editora: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Páginas: 146

Ano: 2012-09-26

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Linguagem: en

ISBN: 1479395358

ISBN13: 9781479395354