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 in an overwhelmingly muslim world. The books survey starts with the chroniclers of the first crusade and their medieval successors. Chronicles of the first crusade penguin classics by. One of the great turning points in western history, the first crusade represents the climax of christian fervor in seeking to wrest jerusalem from the hands of muslim invaders. The second, from one of the earliest surviving latin chronicle narratives of the first crusade, celebrates the victory of the western european army at jerusalem. Thirtysix years later, christopher tyerman, now professor of the history of the crusades at the university of oxford, returns to the subject. Ive been reading it slowly over the last few months, especially while working on a wind from the wilderness, which focuses on the first crusade.
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