{"id":2399,"date":"2025-09-15T18:03:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T16:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/knights-templar-as-archers\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:49:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T12:49:37","slug":"knights-templar-as-archers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/en\/traces-of-the-past\/knights-templar-as-archers\/","title":{"rendered":"Knights Templar as archers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2399\" class=\"elementor elementor-2399 elementor-1334\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a7515f9 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"3a7515f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-grip-lines\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4871e44a elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4871e44a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Templar archers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e3cc42a elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"5e3cc42a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-grip-lines\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-403df7c4 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"403df7c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72d7588\" data-id=\"72d7588\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c10b01 elementor-widget 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Masters of the arrow. <\/p><p>Templars who specialized in making arrows were called Fletchers.<\/p><p>This craft existed long before the Middle Ages.<\/p><p>Fletchers were indispensable for supplying weapons for both hunting and war. They were the backbone of armies. It was a middlel of survival.  <\/p><p>Because of this crucial role, their profession had a very high status. 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6910ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6910ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-670c1578\" data-id=\"670c1578\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-155dc1ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"155dc1ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Templars as archers We mainly know Templars as good swordsmen and horsemen. It is less well known that Templars were also good archers. Masters of the arrow.  <\/p><p> <\/p><p>Templars who specialized in making arrows were called Fletchers. This craft existed long before the Middle Ages. <\/p><p> <\/p><p>Fletchers were indispensable for supplying weapons for both hunting and war. They were the backbone of armies. It was a means of survival. Because of this crucial role, their profession had a very high status. Fletchers were therefore also highly regarded.    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb4a5ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb4a5ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tempeliers-als-boogschutters-6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2405\" alt=\"Medieval archer sits by a campfire with bow and arrow, surrounded by a forest and river in an atmospheric fantasy landscape\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tempeliers-als-boogschutters-6.jpg 318w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tempeliers-als-boogschutters-6-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knights Templar as archers Those who are soldiers of the temple are of God. 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