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The Deeds of the Franks and Other Jerusalem-Bound Pilgrims: The Earliest Chronicle of the First Crusade
Nirmal Dass
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Hardback. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC; HBWC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
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 1095. There is a great ... Read more
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 1095. There is a great ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
403g
Number of Pages
162
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9781442204973
SKU
V9781442204973
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Ref
99-15
About Nirmal Dass
Nirmal Dass researches the Early and High Middle Ages. His previous books include Viking Attacks on Paris: The Bella parisiacae urbis of Abbo of Saint-Germain-des-Prés and The Crowning of Louis.
Reviews for The Deeds of the Franks and Other Jerusalem-Bound Pilgrims: The Earliest Chronicle of the First Crusade
The Deeds of the Franks and Other Jerusalem-Bound Pilgrims gives a brief overview of the political and church history of the 11th century leading up to the First Crusade. . . . Including a chronicle that has an overview of events before and during the Crusade, with dates so the reader receives an idea of when particular events occurred culminating ... Read more