Or THE Medievalist . . . or someone who knows the Knights Templar like the back of their hand . . . 
Here's my dilemma: A Muslim soldier at a fictional version of the siege of Ascalon (1153) spots a distinctive banner among the Christian attackers. It floats over the artillery, making him think whoever the banner belongs to is also guiding the siege weapons and towers. My Muslim survives the siege and escapes, but this banner has haunted him. Years later, he's a person of consequence who has come to Cairo from the East, where he'd spent the past 14 years. During an invasion of Egypt by the King of Jerusalem, he sees the banner again. He's told it is the family crest/what-have-you of the man who has become the grandmaster of the Knights Templar.
I can't find ANY references to Templars carrying any banner but the piebald one. Are there any other ways to tell the grandmaster apart in a crowd of knights? Any way to make the banner thing work?
Thanks, in advance!
Scott
Small note: Just in case any dedicated Templarists decide to take me to task . . . Yes, I know the Templars did not accompany Amalric of Jerusalem to Egypt for each of his invasions. I'm writing historical fantasy based upon Amalric's various attempts to take Egypt . . . which is also why my version of Ascalon is far more vicious and bloody than how it actually was (including the slaughter of women and children, etc).
Here's my dilemma: A Muslim soldier at a fictional version of the siege of Ascalon (1153) spots a distinctive banner among the Christian attackers. It floats over the artillery, making him think whoever the banner belongs to is also guiding the siege weapons and towers. My Muslim survives the siege and escapes, but this banner has haunted him. Years later, he's a person of consequence who has come to Cairo from the East, where he'd spent the past 14 years. During an invasion of Egypt by the King of Jerusalem, he sees the banner again. He's told it is the family crest/what-have-you of the man who has become the grandmaster of the Knights Templar.
I can't find ANY references to Templars carrying any banner but the piebald one. Are there any other ways to tell the grandmaster apart in a crowd of knights? Any way to make the banner thing work?
Thanks, in advance!
Scott
Small note: Just in case any dedicated Templarists decide to take me to task . . . Yes, I know the Templars did not accompany Amalric of Jerusalem to Egypt for each of his invasions. I'm writing historical fantasy based upon Amalric's various attempts to take Egypt . . . which is also why my version of Ascalon is far more vicious and bloody than how it actually was (including the slaughter of women and children, etc).
