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The Challenge of Malpensa Medieval Sword Combat in Italy
/ La Disfida del Malpensa
Historical re-eanctment with sword combat of the challenge of Malpensa in AD 1186 when Malpensa, the champion of the town of Guarcino (Italy) was challenged by King Henry VI of Swabia to a duel to the death against the king's champion Baron Otto Von Bad Wimpfen of Swevia. Scenes filmed at the festival in Guarcino: La Disfida del Malpensa.
Live Performance by Compagnia d'Arme Sancto Eramo
Stunt Fighters: Glauco Cangani, Gianluca Boldrini
Narrator: Glauco Cangani
( ITALIAN NARRATION with ENGLISH SUBTITLES)
The Challenge of Malpensa Medieval Sword Combat in Italy
/ La Disfida del Malpensa
Historical re-eanctment with sword combat of the challenge of Malpensa in AD 1186 when Malpensa, the champion of the town of Guarcino (Italy) was challenged by King Henry VI of Swabia to a duel to the death against the king's champion Baron Otto Von Bad Wimpfen of Swevia. Scenes filmed at the festival in Guarcino: La Disfida del Malpensa.
Live Performance by Compagnia d'Arme Sancto Eramo
Stunt Fighters: Glauco Cangani, Gianluca Boldrini
Narrator: Glauco Cangani
( ITALIAN NARRATION with ENGLISH SUBTITLES)
![EP. #122 Via dei Fori Imperiali, part 2 [2/2]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_XQQiNTcqak/mqdefault.jpg "EP. #122 Via dei Fori Imperiali, part 2 [2/2]
(http://www.aroadretraveled.com) We continue or visit to Romes famous Via dei Fori Imperiali from Trajans Column and Market to the end of the road: Colosseo. We end our visit with a lovely Sunday evening passeggiata with live entertainment and sunsets.")
![Ancient Medieval Templar Tower - Sant’Egidio in Italy [ by DRONE ]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/b3mZJzji40U/mqdefault.jpg "Ancient Medieval Templar Tower - Sant’Egidio in Italy [ by DRONE ]
Medieval Templar Tower - Sant’Egidio in Civitavecchia, Italy
Along the road that connects Tolfa to Civitavecchia, was the Templar settlement of San Giulio. Of it, only the tower from the original settlement survived. Initially built with a defensive function, the tower was later used as a bell tower. San Giulio, also indicated as Tituuls of Sant Edigio and San Giovanni alle Terme, belonged to the Templar Order.
Learn More about Templars in Italy:
E. VALENTINI, I Templari a Civitavecchia e nel territorio fra Tarquinia a Cerveteri, Tuscania 2008.
https://www.penneepapiri.it/catalogo/templari-a-Civitavecchia-e-nel-territorio-fra-Tarquinia-e-Cerveteri-I-p80786637
The Servant Vivolo del Villa Sancti Justini mentioned San Giulio among the Templar Preceptories where he offered his services and that charity donations of food and hospitality to the poor used to take place here. Remains of the church and other buildings are most likely underground buried by time.
According to a local tradition, there was a small church mentioned by Pope Gregory I (Gregory the Great, Gregorio Magno) that should be identified with the Templar church of San Giulio which, until a few decades ago, was known as San Giovanni alle Terme.
The currently visible ruins can be attributed to a church which, over the centuries, has been indicated with three different dedications: San Giulio, SantEgidio, and San Giovanni alle Terme.
The belonging of San Giulio to the Order of the Temple is documented in the acts of the trial of the Templars, which began in 1309, in Rome, in Lazio, in the Duchy of Spoleto and in the Abruzzi.
In an apostolic visit of 1573 it was specified that only the ruined walls remained of the church SantEgidio. It is not known when the name of the church changed from one saint to another took place, but from the seventeenth century onwards has been referred to as SantEgidio.")
