Albert of Aachen's History of the Journey to Jerusalem
Author | : Albert (of Aachen) |
Publisher | : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 2013 |
ISBN-10 | : 1409466523 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781409466529 |
Rating | : 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Albert of Aachen's History of the Journey to Jerusalem presents the story of the First Crusade (1095-1099) and the early history of the crusader states (1099-1119). Volume 1, The First Crusade, is a long and richly detailed account of events well known from the reports of participants, but told from a strikingly different perspective. His History therefore offers a counter-balance, and sometimes a corrective, to the established view. Susan B. Edgington's English translation has been widely praised, following its first publication in the Oxford Medieval Texts series, and is here presented with a new introduction and updated notes and bibliography.