Christian Crusaders
This pope announced the call for volunteers for the 1st crusade in 1095.
Who is Urban II?
This was the year the Muslim Turks conquered Jerusalem and Malik Shah came to control the city.
What is 1077?
This crusader got fed up with the siege and left due to ill health.
Who is Stephen of Blois?
This chronicler was a Frankish man who was in Clermont when Urban II made his speech.
Who is the Fulcher of Chartres?
This loyal crusader led the remaining army of 14,000 after the capture of Antioch.
These three brothers were German nobles who answered the call for the first crusade.
Who are Godfrey, Baldwin, and Eustace?
Who is Atsiz ibn Abaq?
This is the number of citizens massacred by the crusaders once they breached the city.
What is 10,000+?
This Syrian chronicler described the conditions inside Antioch during the siege.
Who is Ibn-al-Qalanisi?
This odd crusader after his failed ordeal by fire.
Who is Peter Bartholomew?
This eldest son of William the Conquerer participated in the crusade and held the title Duke of Normandy.
Who is Robert?
This Sultan of Rum sent out an army to swat the first arriving, wandering crusaders.
Who is Kilij Arslan?
This crafty crusader bribed a guard to get into the city and betrayed the emperor Alexius by claiming Antioch for himself.
Who is Bohemund?
This guy wrote a 12th-century account of the crusades and described the slaughter in Antioch.
Who is William of Tyre?
This is the year when the crusaders finally arrived and conquered Jerusalem during the first crusade.
What is 1099?
This was the rallying point for Walter the Penniless and other crusaders before continuing on toward Jerusalem.
What is Constantinople?
This Turkish-held city is where the first battles began and came under siege in the spring of 1097.
What is Nicaea?
This heir to the English throne commanded a fleet bringing much-needed supplies to Antioch in March 1098.
Who is Edgar Atheling?
This Byzantine princess wrote about her father's reign and also the crusades.
Who is Anna Comnena?
These Muslims from Egypt tried to take back Jerusalem and failed.
Who are the Fatimids?
This emperor believed that the crusade should benefit Byzantium.
Who is Alexius?
This was what allowed the city of Antioch to hold out for a long time providing a supply of water, food, and arms to the city.
The length of time it took the crusaders to conquer Antioch.
What is 7 months?
Who is Anna Comnena?
When Raymond refused to rule as king, this other crusader accepted to rule as duke and protector of Jerusalem.
Who is Godrey?