My summary of a paper given at the Institute of Historical research on the accounts of Antioch and Jerusalem during the First Crusade.
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‘De civitatis utriusque, terrenae scilicet et caelestis’: Foundation Narratives and the Epic Portrayal of the First Crusade
December 5, 2014 By Medievalists.net
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The Byzantine Perspective of the First Crusade: A Reexamination of Alleged Treachery and Betrayal
July 18, 2011 By Medievalists.net
The Byzantine Perspective of the First Crusade: A Reexamination of Alleged Treachery and Betrayal Nelson, Laura M. (west Virginia Unicersity) M.A. Thesis, Medieval Art, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, West Virginia University (2007) Abstract Scholars have generally ignored the Crusades from the Byzantine perspective with the majority of scholarship focusing on the Western, and more recently, […]
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