The Fifth Crusade in Context. The crusading movement in the early thirteenth century

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Cover Half Title Series Information Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents List of tables and maps List of Contributors Foreword Acknowledgements Abbreviations Maps Introduction 1 The historiography of the Fifth Crusade Notes Part I Papal and imperial influence 2 The role of Pope Honorius III in the Fifth Crusade Notes 3 ‘Totius populi Christiani negotium’: The crusading conception of Pope Honorius III, 1216–21 The middle position of the clergy in Christian society The predominance of holy shrines in Honorius’s thought A crusade marked by the seal of penitence and miracle Document: the official reaction of Honorius III to the failure of the Fifth Crusade Notes 4 From King John of Jerusalem to the Emperor-elect Frederick II: A neglected letter from the Fifth Crusade Notes Part II Preaching and propaganda 5 The impact of Prester John on the Fifth Crusade Notes 6 The Fifth Crusade and the conversion of the Muslims Francis of Assisi and the conversion of non-Christians in the pre-1228 accounts The learned approach to the conversion of the non-Christians: Oliver of Cologne’s letters to al-Kāmil Conclusions Notes 7 Crusade and reform: The sermons of Bibliothèque Nationale, MS nouv. acq. lat. 999 Notes Part III Egypt and the Holy Land 8 The place of Egypt in the military strategy of the crusades, 1099–1221 I II III Notes 9 The indigenous Christians of the Ayyūbid Sultanate at the time of the Fifth Crusade Introduction Dhimmīs and Ayyūbids Notes 10 Pilgrimage, the Holy Land and the Fifth Crusade The origins of pilgrimage in northern Egypt Pilgrimage in the twelfth century The Fifth Crusade The impact of the Fifth Crusade Conclusion Notes Part IV Textual traditions 11 Ernoul, Eracles and the Fifth Crusade I II III Notes 12 ‘Rome, vos estes refroidie d’aidier la terre de Surie’: Originality and reception of Huon of Saint-Quentin’s ... Huon’s critique and the redefinition of crusading Transmission and adaptations of Huon’s work Notes 13 The events of the Fifth Crusade according to the Cypriot chronicle of ‘Amadi’ Notes Part V The Fifth Crusade in Europe 14 The Teutonic Order during the Fifth Crusade and their rise in Western Europe: The French case study (1218–58) Notes 15 Croats and the Fifth Crusade: Did two members of the Babonić noble family accompany King Andrew II of ... Introduction The Babonići brothers as crusaders: historical context King Louis’s charter in 1352 The unrealistic number of horsemen Conclusion Notes 16 Norway and the Fifth Crusade: The crusade movement on the outskirts of Europe Norwegian historiography and the crusades Norwegian crusading in the twelfth century Events in Norway prior to the Fourth Lateran Council The Fourth Lateran Council and royal involvement Disintegration Conclusion Notes Index