De expugnatione Lyxbonensi: = The conquest of Lisbon

"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

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Format: Book
Language:English
Latin
Published: New York, NY Columbia Univ. Press 2001
Edition:[Repr. of 1936 ed.]
Series:Records of western civilization
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Summary:"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."
Item Description:Vorw. engl., Text lat. und engl.
Physical Description:XXXVIII, 205 S. Ill., Kt.
ISBN:0231121237
0231121229

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