Although the Crusades are generally thought of in terms of the
European attempt to conquer and colonize the Holy Land, from the
twelfth century onward crusading also involved the "reconquest" of
the Iberian peninsula from the Muslims. This eyewitness account of
the capture of Lisbon in 1147 by the combined forces of King
Alfonso Henriques of Portugal and a fleet of crusaders from the
Anglo-Norman realm, Flanders, and the Rhineland is one of the
richest and most exciting sources to survive from this period. Far
more than just a narrative, De expugnatione Lyxbonensi vividly
conveys the tensions between the secular and spiritual motives of a
crusading army, as well as revealing a wealth of information on
medieval warfare, the development of crusading ideology and holy
war, and Muslim views of the crusaders.
The new foreword by Jonathan Phillips provides insight to the
latest scholarship on the integral place of the Lisbon expedition
in the Second Crusade, the identity of the text's author, and his
message for crusaders.
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