The second crusade
extending the frontiers of Christendom
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Author
Publication
2010 - Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn, Connecticut
Language
English
Word Count
91,000 words, Guess
Page Count
364 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivesecondcrusadeext0000phil
- ISBN-100300164750
- ISBN-139780300164756
- OCLC Control Number449855825
- Better World Books9780300164756
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL26884591M
Classifications
- DDC956.014
- LCCD162.2 .P55 2010
- LCCD162.2.P55 2010
Description
The Second Crusade (1145-1149) was an extraordinarily bold attempt to overcome unbelievers on no less than three fronts. Crusader armies set out to defeat Muslims in the Holy Land and in Iberia as well as pagans in northeastern Europe. But, to the shock and dismay of a society raised on the triumphant legacy of the First Crusade, only in Iberia did they achieve any success. This book, devoted to the Second Crusade, fills a gap in our understanding of the Crusades and their importance in medieval European history. The author, a historian draws on the latest developments in Crusade studies to cast new light on the origins, planning, and execution of the Second Crusade, some of its more radical intentions, and its unprecedented ambition. With original insights into the legacy of the First Crusade and the roles of Pope Eugenius III and King Conrad III of Germany, he offers a work on this Crusade that, despite its failed objectives, exerted a profound impact across Europe and the eastern Mediterranean.
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- The second crusade: extending the frontiers of Christendom
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