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The Order of the Dragon was a chivalric order established in 1408 by Sigismund of Luxembourg, King of Hungary and later Holy Roman Emperor. 
The Teutonic Knights, formally known as the Order of the Teutonic Knights of St. Mary’s Hospital in Jerusalem (Ordo Domus Sanctæ Mariæ Theutonicorum Hierosolymitanorum), were a Catholic military order founded during the late 12th century amidst the Crusades in the Holy Land. 
This is a story of a boy becoming a man; of a prince who claimed his Crown on muddy fields, through fire and blood. A warrior-king who earned the respect of his men and turned a small weary force into a band of brothers. 
The Hospitaller Knights, also known as the Knights of the Order of St. John, were a medieval Catholic military and religious order founded in the 11th century. 
This thread is not exactly mainstream history but more about connecting historic and mythical dots; read it as a fairytale with strange Eastern entities from the Middle East taking over Mediterranean civilizations and some strange patterns that cannot be overlooked. 
I saw a meme a couple of days ago by the Varangian Chronicler (cool account, give him a follow) and then CognoscoTeam (another cool account) elaborated the story about the duel; so I did my research and thought to bring you the full story. 
The Knights Templar, formally known as the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, were founded in 1119 after the First Crusade to protect Christian pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem and defend the Holy Land from Muslim forces. 
Viking impact has been tremendous; their mythology and history are packed with epic battles, legendary figures, and bold raids that span from Norse sagas to the conquests and influence of the Normans and the Varangian Guard. 
In the spring of 1587, the visionary Sir Walter Raleigh dispatched a group of 117 English men, women, and children to the wild, uncharted coast of Roanoke Island. Led by Governor John White, the settlers included families eager to forge a new life in this vast and foreign land.
In the early days of WWII, a seemingly impossible feat unfolded in the mountains of Greece. Against all odds, the Greeks repelled a larger, better-equipped Italian force, creating one of the most inspiring upsets of the war. 
Alexander's conquests and the subsequent Hellenization of the East brought a significant period of prosperity, cultural growth, and intellectual enlightenment that reshaped the ancient world. 
Ancient Sumeria is one of the earliest known civilizations in human history. It probably emerged in southern Mesopotamia around 4500 BC and is often regarded as one of the most advanced ancient civilizations due to its pioneering contributions to writing, governance, architecture, and culture. 
The city is Syracuse, a powerful and culturally rich Greek city-state located on the eastern coast of the island of Sicily. Syracuse was founded by Greeks from Corinth in the 8th century BC. 
He was a bad hombre, so bad he would not stop fighting; a badass bred for war; a King who i believe gave approximately 0 Fs for ruling his kingdom and wanted only to fight: Richard the Lionheart (or Coeur de Lion, since the line between being French and English was pretty thin). 
Let us start with the disclaimers; this thread is strictly for educational reasons and it will hopefully help people get a more holistic perspective on what caused so much damage and suffering; because History that is not learnt, is doomed to be repeated. 
Let’s start this story backwards, as we are unfolding this thread. There is a region in modern north/west China with 'European-looking' villagers, having fair hair and green/blue eyes; this strange phenomenon perpetuates the mystery around their origin and history. 
The Vatican, the beating heart of the Catholic Church, is draped in ancient traditions and thick, impenetrable walls. For centuries, whispers of hidden truths, suppressed documents, and clandestine dealings have swirled around the Holy See. 
Mycenae was one of the major centres of Hellenic civilisation, a citadel that dominated much of southern Greece, Crete, the Cyclades and parts of southwest Anatolia.
Just to set the frame of this period, we are talking about the Dark times when the Roman light was dwindling in Brattain and the region was submerging into chaos and a constant state of war among clans and warlords. 
In the ancient age of myth and gods there was a child whose destiny would echo through the halls of eternity. Born from the union of divine and mortal, he would rise to face the unspeakable horrors that lurked in the shadows of the world. 
“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it.”