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Zusatztext '... this will prove an extremely useful collection to those teaching the Third Crusade! the Reconquista! and the history of the late twelfth-century Empire.' Parergon '... a godsend to teachers and others who want to concentrate on the Third Crusade... Loud's introduction is a model of its kind... a significant scholarly contribution that builds on recent German research and ought to be read by anyone interested in the Third Crusade.' Jonathan Riley-Smith! in Journal of Ecclesiastical History 'Faisant partie d'une collection aussi prestigieuse qu'utile! le présent volume comporte la traduction anglaise de sept textes relatifs à la croisade de Frédéric Barberousse! sa préparation! son recrutement! la traversée de l'Anatolie et son arrivée à Antioche! onze jours après la noyade de l'empereur... Claire et précise! l'introduction d'une trentaine de pages donne une vision globale de l'histoire de l'expédition.' Cahiers de Civilisation Médiévale Informationen zum Autor Graham A. Loud is Professor of Medieval History and Head of the School of History at the University of Leeds, UK. Klappentext This is the first English translation of the main contemporary accounts of the Crusade and death of the German Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa (ruled 1152-90). The principal text here, the History of the Expedition of the Emperor Frederick, was written soon after the events described, and is a crucial, and much under-used source for the Third Crusade. It narrates the preparations and recruitment for the Crusade, and the Crusade itself: the journey through the Balkans and the gruelling march through Asia Minor, beset by Turkish attack, until its arrival at Antioch on 21st July 1190, eleven days after the emperor had drowned while crossing a river in Cilician Armenia. The History gives a vivid account of the sufferings of the German army as it traversed Asia Minor and appears to be, or to be based upon an eyewitness record, cast in the form of (often) a daily memoir. A number of subsidiary texts also translated illustrate and expand this main account, and place the crusade in context. Zusammenfassung This is the first English translation of the main contemporary accounts of the Crusade and death of the German Frederick I Barbarossa (ruled 1152-90). The most important of these, the 'History of the Expedition of the Emperor Frederick' was written soon after the events described, and is a crucial, and under-used source for the Third Crusade (at least in the Anglophone world). The account begins with two letters describing the disaster of Hattin and Saladin's subsequent conquest of most of the Holy Land (the second of these is addressed to the duke of Austria). It goes on to describe how the emperor took the Cross, the preparations and recruitment for the Crusade, the diplomatic contacts of Barbarossa with the Byzantine Emperor and the Sultan of Iconium in an attempt to secure a peaceful passage for the expedition, and the Crusade itself: the journey through the Balkans and the gruelling march through Asia Minor, beset by Turkish attack, until its arrival at Antioch on 21st July 1190, eleven days after the emperor had drowned while crossing a river in Cilician Armenia. The 'History' gives a vivid account of the sufferings of the German army as it traversed Asia Minor. The account of the expedition itself appears to be, or to be based upon an eyewitness record, cast in the form of (often) a daily memoir. However, it concludes with an account of the captivity and release of Richard I in Germany, Henry VI's conquest of the kingdom of Sicily, and of the preparations for a new Crusade under his leadership. In addition, a number of further accounts related to, and expanding, the 'History of the Expedition' have also been translated, including a contemporary newsletter about the death of the emperor, as well as the narrative of Otto of St Blasien, placing the Crusade into context twenty year...
