Ebook: The Crusade of Frederick Barbarossa: the History of the Expedition of the Emperor Frederick and Related Texts

Cover; Contents; Preface; Maps; Genealogical Charts; Abbreviations; 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 11871197; 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.;This is the first English translation of the main contemporary accounts of the Crusade and death of the German Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa (ruled 1152-90). The main text here, the 'History of the Expedition of the Emperor Frederick', was written soon after the events described, and is a crucial, and much under-used source for the Third Crusade. It narrates the preparations and recruitment for the Crusade, and the Crusade itself: the journey through the Balkans and the gruelling march through Asia Minor, beset by Turkish attack, until its arrival at Antioch on 21st July 1190, eleven days aft.