Marto - Red enamelled Gold Templar Sword

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Marto - Red enamelled Gold Templar Sword
Marto - Red enamelled Gold Templar Sword
The order of the Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon, also called the Order of Temple and whose members are known as Knights Templar, was one of the most powerful Christian military orders of the Middle Ages.
It was founded in 1118 by nine French knights led by Hugo Payns after the First Crusade. Its purpose was to protect the lives of Christians who were on pilgrimage to Jerusalem after the First Crusade.
The Catholic Church recognized it as an order during the Council of Troyes in 1129. The order grew rapidly in size and power.
The Knights Templar were Knights of God, honor of the church and Christendom. They used as distinctive a white mantle with a red pâté cross. Militarily, its members were among the best-trained units participating in the Crusades.
NON NOBIS, DOMINE, NON NONBIS, SED TUO NOMINI DA GLORIAM.
For a century they secured the effective government of the Latin Kingdom of Constantinople. The loss of the Holy Land resulted in the disappearance of the support to the order.
Gold grip with contrasts in red and leaf with special etched in deep black acid.
Total length: 118 cm
Blade Length: 92.5 cm
Weight: 2.9 kg
A high quality sword from the exclusive «Deep Engraved swords» collection manufactured by MARTo.
Certificate of origin and quality, made in Toledo.
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