Chronicles of the Crusades

Informationen zum Autor Joinville and Villehardouin Klappentext The Conquest of Constantinople by Geoffrey of Villehardouin and The Life of Saint Louis by John of Joinville are eye-witness accounts of going to war in the service of God. In the first years of the thirteenth century Villehardouin served as an envoy in the Fourth Crusade, at the very heart of a campaign that veered from its aim of conquering Muslim Egypt to the sacking of Greek Orthodox Constantinople. Half a century later, Joinville accompanied the French king, Louis IX, on crusade to Egypt and the Near East. The Chronicles of the Crusades are invaluable first-hand narratives of these campaigns and provide vivid insights into the characters and beliefs of the crusaders. Zusammenfassung In the first years of the thirteenth century Villehardouin served as an envoy in the Fourth Crusade. Half a century later, Joinville accompanied the French king, Louis IX, on crusade to Egypt and the Near East. This book offers narratives of these campaigns and provides insights into the characters and beliefs of the crusaders.

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• Authors: Geoffroy De Villehardouin, Geoffrey of Villehardouin, John of Joinville, Jean Joinville, Jean De Joinville, Sire De Jean Joinville, Sire De Jean Villehardouin Joinville, Joinville and Villehardouin, Jean (de Joinville), Caroline Smith, Geoffroi De Villehardouin
• Assisted by: Caroline Smith (Introduction), Caroline Smith (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.10.2008
• EAN: 9780140449983
• ISBN: 978-0-14-044998-3
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 26 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Little Black Classics; Penguin Classics; Little Black Classics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book; Europe, RELIGION / Christianity / History, HISTORY / Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), Middle East, CE period up to c 1500, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval