The Dream and the Tomb: A History of the Crusades
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- Synopsis
- In their hundreds of thousands, the Crusaders marched to the Holy Land, some on foot, some on donkeys, some in carts, some in armor and on well caparisoned horses. Perhaps a quarter of them died on the journey and another quarter died in the wars, and many of them suffered atrociously to defend the small strip of seacoast they called the Kingdom of Jerusalem, a kingdom they held for less than a hundred years. Today, when we look back at the Crusaders, we find ourselves marveling at their audacity and gallantry and their resourcefulness in building castles and fortresses that were works of art. When we ask ourselves why they went off in the hundreds of thousands, we discover that we do not always know why they went, or what it was all about. Men seek shelter in the shade of a dream. The Crusaders found shelter in a tomb that was also a dream.
- Copyright:
- 1984
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 407 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780880295284
- Publisher:
- Barnes & Noble, Incorporated
- Date of Addition:
- 01/27/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Sheila Lalwani Payne
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.