Chronicles Of The First Crusade

Author : Christopher Tyerman
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 760 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780141970875

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Chronicles of the First Crusade by Christopher Tyerman Pdf

The story of the First Crusade, as witnessed by contemporary writers 'O day so ardently desired! O time of times the most memorable! O deed before all other deeds!' The fall of Jerusalem in the summer of 1099 to an exhausted and starving army of western European soldiers was one of the most extraordinary events of the Middle Ages. It was both the climax of a great wave of visionary Christian fervour and the beginning of what proved to be a futile and abortive attempt to implant a new European kingdom of heaven in an overwhelmingly Muslim world. This remarkable collection brings together a wide variety of contemporary accounts of the First Crusade, including Pope Urban II's initial call to arms of 1095, as well as the first-hand writings of priests, knights, a Jewish pilgrim, a destitute noblewoman, an Iraqi poet and the historian Anna Comnena. Together they provide a vivid and nuanced picture of the First Crusade and the people who were swept up in it. Edited with an introduction and notes by Christopher Tyerman

Author : Elizabeth Lapina
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780271073118

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Warfare and the Miraculous in the Chronicles of the First Crusade by Elizabeth Lapina Pdf

In Warfare and the Miraculous in the Chronicles of the First Crusade, Elizabeth Lapina examines a variety of these chronicles, written both by participants in the crusade and by those who stayed behind. Her goal is to understand the enterprise from the perspective of its contemporaries and near contemporaries. Lapina analyzes the diversity of ways in which the chroniclers tried to justify the First Crusade as a “holy war,” where physical violence could be not just sinless, but salvific. The book focuses on accounts of miracles reported to have happened in the course of the crusade, especially the miracle of the intervention of saints in the Battle of Antioch. Lapina shows why and how chroniclers used these miracles to provide historical precedent and to reconcile the messiness of history with the conviction that history was ordered by divine will. In doing so, she provides an important glimpse into the intellectual efforts of the chronicles and their authors, illuminating their perspectives toward the concepts of history, salvation, and the East. Warfare and the Miraculous in the Chronicles of the First Crusade demonstrates how these narratives sought to position the crusade as an event in the time line of sacred history. Lapina offers original insights into the effects of the crusade on the Western imaginary as well as how medieval authors thought about and represented history.

Author : Edward Peters
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780812204728

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The First Crusade by Edward Peters Pdf

The First Crusade received its name and shape late. To its contemporaries, the event was a journey and the men who took part in it pilgrims. Only later were those participants dubbed Crusaders—"those signed with the Cross." In fact, many developments with regard to the First Crusade, like the bestowing of the cross and the elaboration of Crusaders' privileges, did not occur until the late twelfth century, almost one hundred years after the event itself. In a greatly expanded second edition, Edward Peters brings together the primary texts that document eleventh-century reform ecclesiology, the appearance of new social groups and their attitudes, the institutional and literary evidence dealing with Holy War and pilgrimage, and, most important, the firsthand experiences by men who participated in the events of 1095-1099. Peters supplements his previous work by including a considerable number of texts not available at the time of the original publication. The new material, which constitutes nearly one-third of the book, consists chiefly of materials from non-Christian sources, especially translations of documents written in Hebrew and Arabic. In addition, Peters has extensively revised and expanded the Introduction to address the most important issues of recent scholarship.

Author : Nirmal Dass
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442204997

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The Deeds of the Franks and Other Jerusalem-Bound Pilgrims by Nirmal Dass Pdf

This new translation offers a faithful yet accessible English-language rendering of the twelfth-century Gesta Francorum et aliorum Hierosolomitanorum, the earliest known Latin account of the First Crusade. Although an anonymous work, it has become the exemplar for all later histories and retellings of the First Crusade. As such, it is filled with vivid descriptions of the hardships suffered by the crusaders, with deeds of personal heroism, with courtly intrigues, with betrayal and cowardice, and with a relentless faith that would see the attainment of the desired goal: the capture of Jerusalem by the crusaders in 1099. There is a great deal of mystery surrounding this anonymous account, especially in regard to its authorship; place, date, and purpose of composition; narrative methodology; and point of view. It is also a sweeping tale that swiftly moves from the first preaching of the crusade by Pope Urban II, to the ragtag and ultimately doomed effort of the popular People's Crusade, and then the more disciplined and concerted campaign by the French and Norman nobility that led to the conquest of the Holy Land by the crusaders. Based on the latest scholarly research, including a substantive introduction that explores the questions surrounding the Gesta and its historical context, this definitive translation will bring the First Crusade and its era to life for all readers.

Author : Carol Sweetenham
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351902694

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Robert the Monk's History of the First Crusade by Carol Sweetenham Pdf

This is the first English translation of Robert the Monk's Historia Iherosolimitana, a Latin prose chronicle describing the First Crusade. In addition to providing new and unique information on the Crusade (Robert claims to have been an eyewitness of the Council of Clermont in 1095), its particular interest lies in the great popularity it enjoyed in the Middle Ages. The text has close links with the vernacular literary tradition and is written in a racy style which would not disgrace a modern tabloid journalist. Its reflection of contemporary legends and anecdotes gives us insights into perceptions of the Crusade at that time and opens up interesting perspectives onto the relationship of history and fiction in the twelfth century. The introduction discusses what we know about Robert, his importance as a historical source and his place in the literary tradition of the First Crusade.

Author : Peter Frankopan
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674970786

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The First Crusade by Peter Frankopan Pdf

According to tradition, the First Crusade began at the instigation of Pope Urban II and culminated in July 1099, when thousands of western European knights liberated Jerusalem from the rising menace of Islam. But what if the First Crusade's real catalyst lay far to the east of Rome? In this groundbreaking book, countering nearly a millennium of scholarship, Peter Frankopan reveals the untold history of the First Crusade. Nearly all historians of the First Crusade focus on the papacy and its willing warriors in the West, along with innumerable popular tales of bravery, tragedy, and resilience. In sharp contrast, Frankopan examines events from the East, in particular from Constantinople, seat of the Christian Byzantine Empire. The result is revelatory. The true instigator of the First Crusade, we see, was the Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, who in 1095, with his realm under siege from the Turks and on the point of collapse, begged the pope for military support. Basing his account on long-ignored eastern sources, Frankopan also gives a provocative and highly original explanation of the world-changing events that followed the First Crusade. The Vatican's victory cemented papal power, while Constantinople, the heart of the still-vital Byzantine Empire, never recovered. As a result, both Alexios and Byzantium were consigned to the margins of history. From Frankopan's revolutionary work, we gain a more faithful understanding of the way the taking of Jerusalem set the stage for western Europe's dominance up to the present day and shaped the modern world.

Author : Michael Foss
Publisher : Arcade Publishing
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Civilization, Medieval
ISBN : 1559704144

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People of the First Crusade by Michael Foss Pdf

Michael Foss tells the stories of these men and women of the First Crusade, often in their own words, bringing the time and events to life. Through these eyewitness accounts the cliches of history vanish, the distinctions between hero and villain blur: the Saracen is as base or noble, as brave or cruel, as the crusader. In that sense, the fateful clash between Christianity and Islam teaches us a lesson for our own time.

Author : Robert Chazan,Robert Leon Chazan
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2000-08-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520221277

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God, Humanity, and History by Robert Chazan,Robert Leon Chazan Pdf

Closely focused on the Hebrew First-Crusade narratives, this text examines the three surviving accounts of the crusaders assaults on the Rhineland Jewish communities in 1096. These accounts are compared with earlier Jewish history writing and with contemporary crusade historiography.

Author : Geoffrey Villehardouin,Jean de Joinville
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780486149851

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Chronicles of the Crusades by Geoffrey Villehardouin,Jean de Joinville Pdf

This book features two eyewitness accounts of the Crusades: Villehardouin's Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople and Joinville's Chronicle of the Crusade of St. Lewis. A pair of engrossing narratives by actual participants, these are among the most authoritative accounts available of the medieval Holy Wars. They recount terrifying scenes from the battlefields that recapture the horror of warfare, and offer invaluable insights into the religious and political fervor that sparked the two hundred-year campaign. The first reliable history of the Crusades, Villehardouin's work spans the era of the Fourth Crusade, from 1199–1207. It traces the path of a small army of crusaders who despite overwhelming odds captured the city of Constantinople. Joinville's chronicle focuses on the years 1248–1254, the time of the Seventh Crusade. Written by a prominent aid to King Louis of France, it offers personal perspectives on the pious monarch and his battles in the Holy Lands. Both of these highly readable histories provide rare glimpses of medieval social, economic, and cultural life in the context of the crusaders' quest for honor, piety, and glory.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1848
Category : Crusades
ISBN : HARVARD:32044037767399

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Chronicles of the Crusades by Anonim Pdf

Author : August Charles Krey
Publisher : Arx Publishing, LLC
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9781935228080

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The First Crusade by August Charles Krey Pdf

"Originally published by Princeton University Press, 1921"--T.p. verso.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781512820706

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Fulcher of Chartres by Anonim Pdf

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

Author : Catherine Jinks
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 076362019X

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Pagan's Crusade by Catherine Jinks Pdf

In twelth-century Jerusalem, orphaned sixteen-year-old Pagan is assigned to work for Lord Roland, a Templar knight, as Saladin's armies close in on the Holy City.

Author : Abu YA'la Hamzah Ib Ibn Al-Qalanisi,H. A. R. Gibb
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1932-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0486425193

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The Damascus Chronicle of the Crusades by Abu YA'la Hamzah Ib Ibn Al-Qalanisi,H. A. R. Gibb Pdf

This outstanding work on the First Crusade was written by an Arab scholar from an old and respected family of Damascus. Well-educated in literature, theology and law, he was twice elected mayor of the city and died when he was over 90 years of age in 1160. His Chronicle, translated by H. A. R. Gibb, is of special interest because it presents a contemporary Arab account of how the Crusaders fared while in Damascus. Derived from oral and written reports, the information is remarkable for its documentation. An informative introduction sets the scene just prior to invasion by the Crusaders. Because this original work still retains much material unused by later compilers, it remains an indispensable resource for students of the early Crusades.

Author : Geffroy Villehardouin,Jean Joinville
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1974-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780141904863

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Chronicles of the Crusades by Geffroy Villehardouin,Jean Joinville Pdf

Composed by soldiers who fought in the Holy Wars, these two famous French chronicles are among the most important portrayals of both the dark and light side of the two hundred year struggle for possession of Jerusalem. The first trustworthy and fully informed history of the Crusades, Villehardouin's Conquest of Constantinople describes the era of the Fourth Crusade - the period between 1199 and 1207, during which a planned battle with Moslem forces ironically culminated in war against Eastern Christians that led to the sacking of Constantinople. The Life of Saint Louis, by Joinville, was inspired by the author's close attachment to the pious King Louis, and focuses on the years between 1226 and 1270. It provides a powerful, personal insight into the brutal battles and the fascinating travels of one nobleman, fighting in the Sixth and Seventh Crusades.