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Crusading at the Edges of Europe follows the major campaigns of the kings and crusaders in Denmark and Portugal and compares institutions, economy, war-technology and crusading ideology, highlighting how the countries learned from each other and became organised for war.
List of contents
List of Maps and Figures
Preface
- The Letter to Chief Librarian Bruun
- Were There Any Crusades in the Periphery?
- The Missionary Wars of the 11th Century: Precursors of the Crusades
- Is the Edge of the World Far Away?
- The Extending of Jerusalem
- Afonso and Valdemar: The Victorious Crusader Kings
- The Struggle for Land and History
- The Rise and Fall of the Crusader Kingdoms
- Syncretism and Regimentation
- Co-ordinated Crusades in North and South?
- Conclusion
Literature
About the author
Kurt Villads Jensen is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Stockholm, Sweden.
Summary
Crusading at the Edges of Europe follows the major campaigns of the kings and crusaders in Denmark and Portugal and compares institutions, economy, war-technology and crusading ideology, highlighting how the countries learned from each other and became organised for war.
