crusades

Chronicles the eight Crusades, describing the battles and the everyday experiences of the European men, women, and children who took part, covering such aspects as the difficulty of the journey, raids for food, and the treatment of captives.

Fifteen-year old Andrew is the son of a farrier in twelfth century England. He is bullied by local youths because the midwife present at his birth is known as a witch. Andrew's greatest dream is to become a Templar Knight. However, that is an impossible dream as he is not of noble birth. After a fight with the village bullies, Andrew sets off on his own to find adventure. As he is lying in a ditch suffering from hunger and cold, Andrew sees the spirits of a murderer and his victim who tell Andrew that he is destined to become a knight. They also refer to a secret surrounding him. Andrew sets off again with a determination to make this happen. After joining a group of players, he saves a young woman from drowning. In gratitude, her father agrees to provide him with armor and a sword. He will also arrange for Andrew to become the squire of Sir Gondemar de Blois. Thus begins a journey that will take Andrew to Jerusalem where his fortunes will rise with the help of an angel, a jinn, and a warlock.

A vivid account of the life and times of the medieval knight, an examination of the code of chivalry, and a detailed history of the crusades. Examines both the life and position of the medieval knight, including the training, tournaments, obligations, honours and exploits of these 'men of iron'. This book describes how the order of the knight began, his rigorous apprenticeship, the world of his castle, and his pursuit of the noble arts of hawking, jousting, hunting and music.

Arn Magnusson has risen in the ranks of the Knights Templar during his twenty-year exile to the Holy Lands and has become known as a man of compassion, strength, and faith, but nothing can lessen the pain of separation from his beloved Cecelia who is confined to a cloister back home. When Arn finally becomes a free man he is uneasy about the fate that awaits him and uncertain whether Cecelia still lives.

A history of the crusades from 1095 through the 1700s, covering crusading in many different theaters of war; analyzing the legal, financial, and structural developments that were necessary to the movement's survival; and examining how the crusades have been perceived by apologists, propagandists, songwriters, and poets.

Sir Walter Scott's 1825 novel which dramatizes Scottish knight Simon Lockhart's acquisition, during the Crusades, of the medical talisman later known as the "Lee-penny.".

Re-creations and commentary on the 2 centuries of the Crusades, a conflict between the European knights and the Saracen hordes in the Holy Land. In-depth look at the confrontation between Richard the Lionheart and Emperor Saladin in 1190. (55 min.).

Relates the adventures of the Saxon knight Ivanhoe in 1194, the year of Richard the Lion-Hearted's return from the Third Crusade.