by Siggurdsson
"Battle of Cresson Springs;" digital artwork by wraithdt
Image courtesy of http://coolvibe.com/2010/springs-of-cresson/
(Unless otherwise indicated, all illustrations are courtesy of Wikipedia)
Image courtesy of http://coolvibe.com/2010/springs-of-cresson/
(Unless otherwise indicated, all illustrations are courtesy of Wikipedia)
My historical mini-lecture for today takes us to the Middle East, during the period just before the Third Crusade. This conflict did not involve large numbers of men (perhaps no more than 2000 men combined), but it foreshadowed an even more important event: the devastating Christian loss at the Horns of Hattin two months later.