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... manners and customs , and learned much that was good in the East . The earlier Crusaders , when they went back to England or France , contrasted their rude castles with Eastern or Italian palaces , rebuilding them in accordance with ...
... manners and customs , and learned much that was good in the East . The earlier Crusaders , when they went back to England or France , contrasted their rude castles with Eastern or Italian palaces , rebuilding them in accordance with ...
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... manner , his charity , his moral and strict life , inspired .all who heard him with the belief that he was a saint . His energy was unfailing . He journeyed from town to town , from province to province , through all France and the ...
... manner , his charity , his moral and strict life , inspired .all who heard him with the belief that he was a saint . His energy was unfailing . He journeyed from town to town , from province to province , through all France and the ...
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... manner of precious gifts , both of silk and gold . The Emperor's munificence did not stop there , for every week he sent his newly- adopted son a great many presents , most of which Godfrey distributed among his followers . So there was ...
... manner of precious gifts , both of silk and gold . The Emperor's munificence did not stop there , for every week he sent his newly- adopted son a great many presents , most of which Godfrey distributed among his followers . So there was ...
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... manners . Eight years after this expedition landed in Apulia , the Saracens were completely driven away from that part of Italy by the valour of these French adven- turers , who then turned their attention to forming a government of ...
... manners . Eight years after this expedition landed in Apulia , the Saracens were completely driven away from that part of Italy by the valour of these French adven- turers , who then turned their attention to forming a government of ...
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... manners , fair in manly bloom , Or more sublimely daring in the fight . ' As soon as Bohemond found himself at the head of a large army , he sailed from Apulia , accompanied by Tancred , and landed near Durazzo , from whence he ...
... manners , fair in manly bloom , Or more sublimely daring in the fight . ' As soon as Bohemond found himself at the head of a large army , he sailed from Apulia , accompanied by Tancred , and landed near Durazzo , from whence he ...
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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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