The Shield and The Sword PDF Ernle Bradford

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The siege of Jerusalem lasted for a little over a month. That it did not take longer was largely due to the fact that the crusaders were inspired by the vision of a priest, in which he assured them he had been told that if only they would all fast and walk barefoot round the walls the city would fall to them. (On a more practical basis the arrival of a number of Christian ships at Jaffa had recently provided them with the sailors and technicians, the wood and materials, with which to construct siege engines.) They had been disheartened and suffered heavily from the heat under the scorching July sun, but now the army’s morale once again revived. On July 15th the walls were finally breached and the Christians swept into the citadel and home of their Faith.

The capture of Jerusalem, like that of Antioch before it, was marked by scenes of such blood-lust and cruelty that it is hard to believe these feudal lords and their followers had the

• Book Name: The Shield and The Sword pdf
• Author Name Ernle Bradford
• Product Type pdf,epub Digital Book
• Added Year 1972

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