Contents: Preface; Introduction; The history of the expedition of the Emperor Frederick; The history of the pilgrims; The chronicle of Magnus of Reichersberg; A letter concerning the death of the Emperor Frederick; The chronicle of Otto of St Blasien, 1187-1197; An account of the seaborne journey of the pilgrims heading to Jerusalem who captured Silves in 1189; Frederick I's imperial 'land peace' (issued at Nuremberg, 29 December 1188); Bibliography; Index.
Graham A. Loud is Professor of Medieval History and Head of the School of History at the University of Leeds, UK.
'... this will prove an extremely useful collection to those teaching the Third Crusade, the Reconquista, and the history of the late twelfth-century Empire.' Parergon '... a godsend to teachers and others who want to concentrate on the Third Crusade... Loud's introduction is a model of its kind... a significant scholarly contribution that builds on recent German research and ought to be read by anyone interested in the Third Crusade.' Jonathan Riley-Smith, in Journal of Ecclesiastical History 'Faisant partie d'une collection aussi prestigieuse qu'utile, le present volume comporte la traduction anglaise de sept textes relatifs a la croisade de Frederic Barberousse, sa preparation, son recrutement, la traversee de l'Anatolie et son arrivee a Antioche, onze jours apres la noyade de l'empereur... Claire et precise, l'introduction d'une trentaine de pages donne une vision globale de l'histoire de l'expedition.' Cahiers de Civilisation Medievale
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