Teutonic Crusader Knight
Montfort (Starkenberg) Castle,1230
The Teutonic Order is a German Roman Catholic religious order. It was formed to aid Christians on their pilgrimages to the Holy Land and to establish hospitals to care for the sick and injured. Its members have commonly been known as the Teutonic Knights, since they were also called on to aid as crusading military order during the Middle Ages.
Formed at the end of the 12th century in Acre, Palestine, the medieval Order played an important role in Outremer, controlling the port tolls of Acre. After Christian forces were defeated in the Middle East, the Order moved to Transylvania in 1211 to help defend Hungary against the Cumans. They were expelled in 1225 after allegedly attempting to place themselves under Papal instead of Hungarian sovereignty.
Originally based in Acre (1192–1291), the Knights purchased Montfort (Starkenberg), northeast of Acre, in 1220. This castle, which defended the route between Jerusalem and the Mediterranean Sea, was made the seat of the Grand Masters in 1229, although they returned to Acre after losing Montfort to Muslim control in 1271.
The figure used the basic parts of the Ignite Teutonic Knight figure. I used a Sideshow LOTR HS(Aragorn) with some variations.The helmet with nasal guard is from one of the Ignite Outremer knights. It comes with heavy blue and red paint. I stripped the paint by leaving it dipped in lacquer thinner for days. I then added some washes, graphite and light drybrushing with Chrome color to bring out the detail. DML body(reduced) and axe belt and sword sheath from the parts box, as the figure came with a red belt I decided was too flashy.All parts weathered asusual.
Here is an image of the Montfort Castle today:
one thing is wron : the belt scabbard 
