The First Crusaders, 1095 1131 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521590051)

Much has been written about the crusades, but very little about the crusaders. What moved them to go? What preparations did they need to make? How did they react to their experiences? This book comes up with detailed answers to these questions, and offers the first systematic reading of a large cache of contemporary source material. The author identifies family clusters of crusaders across Europe, whose collective commitment manifested itself in support for the new settlements in the East.

Author: Jonathan Riley-Smith
ISBN-10: 0521590051
ISBN-13: 9780521590051
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/12/1997
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d