The Knights Templar in Popular Culture

Films, Video Games and Fan Tourism

Add to my list

by Patrick Masters

Type: Studies
Subject: Genre > Historical films
Keywords: historical films, medieval
Publishing date: 2022
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Language: English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 216 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-1-4766-8197-9

User Ratings

(0 vote)

Average rating:

0	rating	= We can do without
0	rating	= Good book
0	rating	= Excellent book
0	rating	= Unique / a reference

Your rating: -

Report incorrect or incomplete information

Book Presentation:
From the Arthurian epic poem Parzival to Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and the Assassin’s Creed video game series, the Knights Templar have captivated artists and audiences alike for centuries. In modern times, the Templars have featured in many narrative contexts, evolving in a range of contrasting story roles: the grail guardian, the heroic knight, the villainous knight, and the keeper of conspiracies. This study explores why these gone but not forgotten warrior monks remain prominent in popular culture; how history influenced the myth; and how the myth has influenced literature, film and video games.

About the Author:
Patrick Masters has published writings on the Knights Templar in The Conversation and The Independent. He lives in the UK.

See the publisher website: McFarland & Co

> On a related topic: