Crusader CastlesThis is a general account of the history and architecture of Crusader castles in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, County of Tripoli and Principality of Antioch between 1099 and 1291, the years during which the Crusaders had a permanent presence on the Levantine coast. Extensive use is made of contemporary chronicles to show the reasons why castles were built and how they were used in peace and war. The book is fully illustrated by photographs, drawings and plans, and contains a comprehensive bibliography. |
Contents
Prologue to the study of Crusader castles | 1 |
Fortification in the west and east before the First Crusade | 11 |
Castles of the twelfthcentury Kingdom of Jerusalem | 21 |
Twelfthcentury castles in the northern states County of Tripoli Principality of Antioch and County of Edessa | 62 |
Siege warfare in the Crusader lands | 98 |
Nobles Templars and Teutonic Knights in the thirteenth century | 120 |
The Hospitallers in Tripoli and Antioch | 145 |
Muslim castles of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries | 180 |
Postscript Crusader castles and the west | 186 |
De constructione castru Saphet translation | 190 |
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