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The History of the Holy War - Ambroise's Estoire de la Guerre Sainte (Paperback)
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The History of the Holy War - Ambroise's Estoire de la Guerre Sainte (Paperback)
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Translation of eye-witness account of Third Crusade, with emphasis
on Richard the Lionheart. The Estoire de la Guerre Sainte, an early
example of vernacular chronicle, by the Norman poet Ambroise,
presents an eye-witness account of the Third Crusade (1188-92) in a
highly-polished rhetorical style. Central is the character of
Richard the Lion Heart, Ambroise's hero, but the narrative is also
enlivened by short anecdotes, sometimes heroic and sometimes more
down-to-earth, about other participants. It depicts clearly the
privations and sufferings of the ordinary crusaders, whether at the
siege of Acre or on the march, and provides both a detailed record
of events and a personal perspective on the Islamic warriors and
their leaders, in particular Saladin and Saphadin. Ambroise also
shows remarkable knowledge of contemporary weapons of war, such as
siege engines and types of ship. This volume offers a prose
translation into English. Detailed notes identify most of the
participants and clarify literary, biblical and historical
allusions, while the introduction looks at historical, literary and
philological aspects of the poem and assesses its significance as
literary artefact and historical record, setting it in context and
bringing forward new evidence about the identity of the poet. Dr
MARIANNE AILES teaches in the Department of French, University of
Bristol; MALCOLM BARBER is Professor of History at Reading
University.
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