Table Of ContentThe Crusades
The Crusades
An Encyclopedia
Alan V. Murray
Editor
Volume I: A–C
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The Crusades: an encyclopedia / edited by Alan V. Murray.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-57607-862-0 (alk. paper) — ISBN 1-57607-863-9 (ebook)
1. Crusades—Encyclopedias. I. Murray, Alan V.
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Contents
Editorial Advisory Board and Contributors, vii
List of Entries, xv
List of Maps, xxvii
List of Abbreviations, xxix
Preface, xxxi
How to Use This Encyclopedia, xxxiii
The Crusades: Names and Numbers, xxxv
Chronology, xxxvii
Principal Narrative and Legal Sources for the Crusades, xxxix
The Crusades: An Introduction, by James M. Powell, xliii
Volume I: A–C, 1
Volume II: D–J, 339
Volume III: K–P, 703
Volume IV: Q–Z, 997
Appendix: Plans of Castles in Frankish Greece and Cyprus, Volume I, A-1
Texts and Documents, Volume IV, 1297
1. A Letter to an Old Crusader
2. Five Letters Concerning the Second Crusade (1147–1149)
3. The Endowment Deed of the Kh¢nq¢h al-˘al¢¸iyya in Jerusalem Founded by Saladin on 17 October 1189
4. The “Lost” Autobiographical Chapter of William of Tyre’s Chronicle (Book XIX.12)
5. German Crusade Songs of the Late Twelfth and Early Thirteenth Centuries
6. The Crusade of Emperor Frederick II in Freidank’s Bescheidenheit
7. TheWorld’s Reward,by Konrad von Würzburg
General Bibliography, B1
Index, I-1
About the Editor
v
Editorial Advisory Board
and Contributors
Editorial Advisory Board Jonathan Riley-Smith
University of Cambridge
James M. Powell (Editorial Consultant)
Cambridge, England
Syracuse University
United Kingdom
Syracuse, NY
U.S.A. Jürgen Sarnowsky
Universität Hamburg
Gary Dickson
Hamburg
University of Edinburgh Germany
Edinburgh, Scotland
United Kingdom
Contributors
Bernard Hamilton
Anna Sapir Abulafia
University of Nottingham
Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge
Nottingham, England
Cambridge, England
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Nikolas Jaspert
Dionisius A. Agius
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
University of Leeds
Bochum
Leeds, England
Germany
United Kingdom
Kurt Villads Jensen Marianne Ailes
University of Southern Denmark Wadham College, University of Oxford
Odense Oxford, England
Denmark United Kingdom
Benjamin Z. Kedar Reuven Amitai
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jerusalem Jerusalem
Israel Israel
Jean Richard Jan Anckaer
Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres Federal Parliament
Paris Brussels
France Belgium
vii
Contributors
Alfred J. Andrea Jochen Burgtorf
University of Vermont California State University, Fullerton
Burlington, VT Fullerton, CA
U.S.A. U.S.A.
Brian A. Catlos
Jeffrey Ashcroft
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of St Andrews
Santa Cruz, CA
St Andrews, Scotland
U.S.A.
United Kingdom
Niall Christie
University of British Columbia
Tomas Baranauskas
Vancouver, British Columbia
The Lithuanian Institute of History
Canada
Vilnius
Lithuania Geert H.M. Claassens
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Malcolm Barber Leuven
University of Reading Belgium
Reading, England
Leona F. Cordery
United Kingdom
Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck
Mário J. Barroca
Austria
University of Oporto
Michael D. Costen
Porto
University of Bristol
Portugal
Bristol, England
George Beech United Kingdom
Western Michigan University Nicholas Coureas
Kalamazoo, MI Cyprus Research Centre
U.S.A. Nicosia
Cyprus
Jessalynn Bird
Paul F. Crawford
Naperville, IL
California University of Pennsylvania
U.S.A.
California, PA
U.S.A.
Uta-Renate Blumenthal
The Catholic University of America Carlos de Ayala Martínez
Washington, DC Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
U.S.A. Madrid
Spain
Karl Borchardt
Gary Dickson
Stadtarchiv Rothenburg
University of Edinburgh
Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Edinburgh, Scotland
Germany
United Kingdom
Michael Brett Peter Edbury
University of London Cardiff University
London, England Cardiff, Wales
United Kingdom United Kingdom
viii
Contributors
Susan B. Edgington Christopher Gardner
Queen Mary, University of London George Mason University
London, England Fairfax, VA
United Kingdom U.S.A.
Axel Ehlers Deborah Gerish
Hannover Emporia State University
Germany Emporia, KS
U.S.A.
Sven Ekdahl
Polish-Scandinavian Research Institute John Gillingham
Copenhagen London, England
Denmark United Kingdom
Taef El-Azhari Linda Goldsmith
Helwan University Guildford County School
Cairo Guildford, England
Egypt United Kingdom
Michael R. Evans Aryeh Grabois
University of Reading University of Haifa
Reading, England Haifa
United Kingdom Israel
Marie-Luise Favreau-Lille Bernard Hamilton
Freie Universität Berlin University of Nottingham
Berlin Nottingham, England
Germany United Kingdom
Mary Fischer Jonathan Harris
Napier University Royal Holloway, University of London
Edinburgh, Scotland Egham, England
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Kate Fleet Benjamin Hendrickx
University of Cambridge Rand Afrikaans University
Cambridge, England Auckland Park
United Kingdom Republic of South Africa
Jean Flori Carole Hillenbrand
Centre d’Etudes Supérieures de Civilisation Médiévale University of Edinburgh
Poitiers Edinburgh, Scotland
France United Kingdom
John France Martin Hoch
University of Swansea Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation
Swansea, Wales Sankt Augustin
United Kingdom Germany
Luis García-Guijarro Natasha Hodgson
University of Zaragoza University of Hull
Huesca Hull, England
Spain United Kingdom
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