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Indlæser... The Last of the Templarsaf William Watson
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. A novel about the life of a devout Templar, born and raised in the Holy Land, at the time of the fall of the last bastion on the coast of Palestine to the Saracens. Beltran, the protagonist, is ordered to guard the vast treasury of the knights. He keeps it on an island in the Mediterranean for many years, then attempts to deliver it to the central monastery in France, at a time when the King is falsely accusing the Templars of heresy. It began to get a bit mystical and unrealistic at the end, but was a generally good novel. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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"In the chaotic aftermath of the fall of Acre in 1291 and the reconquest of the Holy Land by the Moslems, the last survivors of the Order of the Temple make their bloody retreat from the Middle East. Loading the treasure of their Order into a decrepit, leaky vessel, they set sail for Europe, where, unbeknownst to them, King Philip of France plots their destruction. Among their number is Beltran, a native of the Holy Land, who has led the life of a soldier-monk for the past thirty years. World-weary yet incorruptible, Beltran is guardian both of the treasure and the Rule of the Order. As his companions' loyalties waver, he struggles to keep the faith, only to witness the end of the Order as the Templars are thrown to the Inquisition and their Grand Master burned at the stake." Ingen biblioteksbeskrivelser fundet. |
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Drenched in melancholy, the passing of a way of life. Gorgeous writing.
Highly recommended. Variant [and original] title: Beltran in Exile. ( )