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unusual facts about Crusader states



Kalandia

During the Crusader period, it was noted in 1114 CE that Kalandia was one of 21 villages given by King Godfrey as a fief to the canons of the Holy Sepulchre.

The Sowers of the Thunder

The Sowers of the Thunder is a short story by Robert E. Howard (published in Oriental Stories, Winter 1932) that takes place in Outremer, (the Crusader states) in the time of General Baibars and deals with the General's friendly/adversarial relationship with Cahal Ruadh O'Donnell, an Irish Crusader with a troubled past cut in the Howardian mold.


see also

Michael the Syrian

Both towns were at the time part of the Latin crusader states, and Michael established excellent relations with the crusader lords, especially with Amaury de Nesle, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem.