Gift Medieval Warfare Vol. VI.1 - The Reign of the Leper King

Medieval Warfare Vol. VI.1 - Reign of the Leper King

Topic: Max Cronkite, Historical Introduction - The Legacy of Amalric

King Amalric of Jerusalem (r. 1163–1174) was the father and predecessor of King Baldwin IV. During his reign, the Middle East
It was fractured between multiple kingdoms, states, caliphates, principalities and counties, the result of Amalric's attempts to
Expanding his kingdom and his entourage of supporters against the growing power of Nur ad-Din would negatively affect the government of
Baldwin IV.

Subject: Murray Dahm, The Story of William of Tyre - Deeds Accomplished Beyond the Sea

Archbishop William of Tyre wrote the Historia rerum partibus transmarinis gestarum (A History of Deeds Accomplished Beyond the Sea).
To record the history of the First Crusade and the history of the Kingdom of Jerusalem until 1184. Reference is also made to the work
Like the Ierolymitian history, it is a vital source for the history of the kingdom, the only one written in Latin by a
Contemporary resident and Christian witness.

Subject: Robert Holmes, The Latin Field Army, c. 1099–1187 - The World's Most Cautious Men

The Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem based its defense around an intricate chain of fortifications and its field army. However, while these
The fortifications have become some of the most iconic medieval castles in the world, the Latin field army has fallen into oblivion.
Although it lacked the personnel and resources to become completely militarily self-sufficient, the Latin field army developed
A tactical system that, by contemporary Western European standards, was highly innovative.

The Reenactor: Clive Kelly, The Reenactor - Clive Kelly

In this short article, we interview Clive Kelly, a reenactor from the Crusades and early Middle Ages period.

Subject: Gregory J. Liebau, the Kingdom of Jerusalem and its Neighbors - Hostility in the Holy Land

It would take almost a century after the Crusader forces took Jerusalem in 1099 for Saladin to recapture the city.
Meanwhile, political intrigues, personal enmities and internal struggles among the Muslims would allow the Crusaders to win.
A foothold in Syria as well. The Franks became embroiled in local disputes and wars, which
They participated against or alongside their Muslim neighbors.

Subject: William E. Welsh, The Battle of Montgisard, 1177 - A Day of Terrible Carnage

Saladin's 26,000-strong army crossed the southern border of the Kingdom of Jerusalem in mid-November 1177 in a large-scale raid.
Intended to expose the weakness of King Baldwin IV's monarchy, the Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Syria had received intelligence information.
Indicating that a significant portion of Baldwin's knights and sergeants had marched north with Count Philip I of Flanders to
He helped Prince Raymond of Antioch fight the Muslims in Syria, and this information served as a catalyst for the raid.

Subject: Kim Stubbs, The Life of the Leper King - Baldwin IV

The future King Baldwin IV grew up at his father's court and according to his tutor, the historian William of Tyre, showed great
Promise as a ruler from an early age. He was an excellent horseman, possessed a retentive memory, a keen intellect, and was
Willing to follow good advice. Tragically, at the age of nine he was diagnosed with leprosy, a disease that arose in the
The Middle Ages were interpreted as a sign of God's displeasure.

Special: Brian Burfield, The Influence of the Viking God of War - Odin, Warrior God

A Viking warrior who died on the battlefield would have expected to be among those chosen by the descendant Valkyries to join.
Odin's great army at Valhalla. Soon, countless ravens would begin feasting on the dead and the disconnected limbs that
The battlefield. There were those, still alive, who would have thought they saw a figure wrapped in a cloak.
Carrying a spear and wandering the battlefield, a wanderer, this form was known by many names, including: almighty father,
Father of the slain, god of captives and, most notably, Odin. Odin, god of poetry and hidden wisdom, was also the god of
War and warriors, areas in which he had a lot of experience.

The Weapon: Sidney E. Dean, Mobile Fortress of the Hussite Wars - Wagnerburg by Ziska

A prominent, perhaps even decisive, element of the Hussite Wars (1419-1436) was the wagenburg or tabor. finding
Faced with the superiority of the enemy forces, the Hussites quickly organized their wagons to form a closed camp from which they unleashed intense fire.
Against any attacker. Although surrounding or squaring up transport wagons to create a defensive position or camp was nothing new, the Hussites
They made this a central element of their military organization and tactics. Special "war wagons" were designed and built to carry this out.
Tactics, and much of the infantry was reorganized to take advantage of this adaptive technology.

Special: Frank Jastrzembski, the military career of Saint Francis of Assisi: soldier before saint?

Patron of wildlife. Guardian of lepers. Champion of the impoverished. Bearer of the stigmata. Battle-hardened soldier?
All these traits have been used to describe one of the most prolific figures in Christianity, Saint Francis of Assisi.


Special: Sean McGlynn, The Grand Chevauchée, 1355 - The Black Prince Unleashed

Frightening your enemy is the fundamental weapon of war, and probably the oldest. The historians who wrote this quote.
(Peter Calvocoressi, Guy Wint and John Pritchard) wrote about the massive bombing campaigns of World War II, the aerial bombardments
Destructive raids that shared common characteristics with the medieval chevauchée: destruction of the enemy's economic base;
Attempts to undermine morale; exposing the enemy's weakness. In the Middle Ages, possibly the most famous practitioner
Edward the Black Prince was a member of the Chevauchée during the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453).

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