Aug 24, 2016 · Saracens Name applied by the ancient Greeks and Romans to the Arab tribes who threatened their borders. The name was later extended to include all Arabs and eventually all …

May 29, 2018 · Saracen an Arab or Muslim, especially at the time of the Crusades; originally, among the later Greeks and Romans, a name for the nomadic peoples of the Syro-Arabian desert which …

Jewish People Caught in the CrusadesThe darkest chapter in the history of the Crusades was the treatment of Jews at the hands of Europe's Christians, both in Europe and in the Middle East. What …

Anti-Crusades Excerpt from Annales Herbipolenses (1147) Originally written by an anonymous annalist in Würzburg; Reprinted in The Crusades: A Documentary History; Translated by James Brundage; …

BADGE, JEWISHBADGE, JEWISH , distinctive sign compulsorily worn by Jews. Source for information on Badge, Jewish: Encyclopaedia Judaica dictionary.

The Final Good-ByeExcerpt from "The Capture of Jerusalem, 1244," in Matthew of Paris's Chronica Majora (1258) Originally written by Master of the Hospitallers at Jerusalem, Tolord de Melaye; …

Viking Raids and Norman Conquests (8th to 11th Centuries) Major Figures Charlemagne Among the most famous and successful of the Frankish kings, Charlemagne (742–814) took what the previous …

CRUSADES: CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE Crusades were military expeditions against various enemies of the church; the term refers particularly to the medieval campaigns aimed at liberating the Holy …

The CrusadesMotivations.The Crusades were a series of military campaigns waged by Christian armies against Muslim-controlled areas in the Holy Land beginning in 1095 and continuing on an intermittent …

He undertook a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in the retinue of Bishop otto of freising, who accompanied the crusade of Conrad III. Legend has it that Ernest was cruelly tortured by the Saracens in mecca. …