Here are some Templar knights along with sergeants-at-arms and men-at-arms from the Commanderie of St Jean d’entre les vignes (St John between the vineyards) which is not far from the town of Montluçon (about 4kms), in the Bourbonnais, France.
The river Cher is close to the Commanderie on the west side. The valley of the river Cher is the main venue of roving free companies coming from La Marche. The old roman road from Avaricum (Bourges) to Neriomagus (Néris-les-bains) is east of the Commanderie.
After the fall of Templar knights, the commanderie was owned by Hospital Knights until the french revolution. The buildings and the lands were sold by the revolutionary government. Nevertheless, the commanderie still exists nowadays. It is a beautiful hostel, the Château Saint-Jean. The former 12th century chapel is now the restaurant room. According to local history, there are/were vaults and tombs of templar knights buried inside and around the chapel. The oldest was dated from 1148 and was the vault of a Templar commander named Michel de Letrange.
All the miniatures figures are from Gripping Beast.
