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... BERNARD - THE SECOND CRUSADE . Bernard's early history - His mother sends him to the monastery of Chatillon - Her curious dream - Monastic life in the twelfth cen- tury - After his mother's death , Bernard led away by the plea- sures of ...
... BERNARD - THE SECOND CRUSADE . Bernard's early history - His mother sends him to the monastery of Chatillon - Her curious dream - Monastic life in the twelfth cen- tury - After his mother's death , Bernard led away by the plea- sures of ...
Page xii
... Bernard blamed for the pilgrims ' calamities - His death - Appearance and character - Henry II . of England and his interest in Palestine- Count Raymond killed in battle by the Turks - Events in the East - The princes of Europe decline ...
... Bernard blamed for the pilgrims ' calamities - His death - Appearance and character - Henry II . of England and his interest in Palestine- Count Raymond killed in battle by the Turks - Events in the East - The princes of Europe decline ...
Page 193
... Bernard as follows : They lead lives of self- denial , with nothing of their own , not even their will ; simply clad , often dust - stained , and with faces sun - burnt from a parching climate . When called on to fight , a Templar ...
... Bernard as follows : They lead lives of self- denial , with nothing of their own , not even their will ; simply clad , often dust - stained , and with faces sun - burnt from a parching climate . When called on to fight , a Templar ...
Page 235
... Bernard , she died while he was a boy ; but the influence of a good mother never fades away , and the hero of this chapter never forgot her , or the lessons of piety and virtue that she had taught him . Bernard was one of seven sons ...
... Bernard , she died while he was a boy ; but the influence of a good mother never fades away , and the hero of this chapter never forgot her , or the lessons of piety and virtue that she had taught him . Bernard was one of seven sons ...
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... Bernard was des- tined for the cloister , Aletta sent him to a monastery called Chatillon , whose school was famous ; there he learnt the dead languages , and attained a perfect knowledge of the Scriptures . In him Aletta took an ...
... Bernard was des- tined for the cloister , Aletta sent him to a monastery called Chatillon , whose school was famous ; there he learnt the dead languages , and attained a perfect knowledge of the Scriptures . In him Aletta took an ...
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Alexius Antioch armour arms army arrived Ascalon attack Baldwin du Bourg battle Bernard besieged Bishop Bishop of Puy Bohemond brave brother Cæsarea called camp Christian church cloth coloured conquest Count of Edessa Count of Toulouse Count Raymond cried Croisés Crusaders death died Dieu le veut Duke of Lorraine East Edessa Edition Egyptians Emir Emperor encamped enemies Europe fear fight fled foes followed France gilt edges Godfrey de Bouillon Godfrey's Greek hands head heard Holy City Holy Land Holy Sepulchre honour Illustrations Infidels inhabitants Jeru Jerusalem Joscelin Kerboga's king King of Jerusalem kingdom knights lance Latin mail armour marched Moslems noble Norman Palestine Patriarch Peter the Hermit Phyrrhus pilgrims Pope priests princes reign returned rich Richard Saladin Saracens Saviour's sent siege soldiers sword Tancred Tancred's Templars throne tomb took Toulouse town Tripolis troops Turkish Turks valour victory walls warriors
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