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6 days ago

When the Assassins Came to Damascus - Medievalists.net

Ridwan used the Nizari Assassins as pragmatic allies, employing their troops and murder teams to eliminate rivals like Mawdud and shape Syrian power during the Crusades.
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2 weeks ago

How to live a good life in difficult times: Yuval Noah Harari, Rory Stewart and Maria Ressa in conversation

Democracy enables diverse conceptions of the good life to coexist by agreeing to disagree while resisting ideologies that seek to impose a single vision.
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1 month ago

Assassins and Templars: The Strategy of Death - Medievalists.net

Minor powers survived by using asymmetric methods—fanaticism, focused small-unit tactics, and targeted violence—rather than costly conventional armies.
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1 month ago

How Did a Chinese Sword End Up on a French Crusader's Tomb? The Secret of the d'Aluye Knight - Medievalists.net

The tomb effigy of a French crusader from the thirteenth century preserves a surprising secret: a carved copy of a Chinese sword which belonged to the knight. The question of how a Chinese sword ended up on the tomb has fascinated scholars for decades. It is a story that speaks to the influence of global travel, crusading warfare, trade and plunder, inviting us to reconsider the Middle Ages as more globally connected than often imagined.
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fromMedievalists.net
2 months ago

From Liberation to Loss: The Early Crusades to the Holy Land - Medievalists.net

The Crusades to the Holy Land were 'wars of liberation' launched to restore Jerusalem to Christian rule, evolving into a struggle for holy sites against Muslim forces.
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3 months ago

How the Crusade Became a Medieval Institution - Medievalists.net

The crusade institution embodied the evolution of the Christian concept of holy war, distinguished from public wars by its religious justification.
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4 months ago

New Medieval Books: Laywomen and the Crusade in England, 1150-1300 - Medievalists.net

The book examines the role of English women in encouraging men to join Crusades.
Identifying crusaders and supporters requires a nuanced understanding of what constitutes a crusade.
The Church played a vital role in mobilizing support for the Crusades through women.
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4 months ago

New Online Course: Medieval Warfare in the Middle East, Europe, and Central Asia - Medievalists.net

The course offers a sweeping panorama of military history from 1000 to 1300, analyzing the development of land warfare across several crucial regions.
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5 months ago

Crusader Criminals: Plunder, Pillage and the Usual Suspects - Medievalists.net

The Crusades were marked by unique forms of criminality influenced by environmental and societal changes.
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5 months ago

Were War Elephants Really Used During the Crusades? - Medievalists.net

War elephants were likely not used in battle during the Crusades despite being represented in medieval European art.
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