Daily Medieval

A couple weeks ago I mentioned the events that led to Saladin coming to power in Egypt. From there he had two choices: stay in Egypt and tr...

Gerard de Ridefort (that's his coat of arms to the left) is another of the many characters who has no known background recorded anywhere...

Guy of Lusignan (c. 1150 – 18 July 1194), who married Sibylla of Jerusalem (twice!) in yesterday's post ,  has been mentioned before in ...

 The Horns of Hattin is an extinct volcano whose twin peaks overlook Hattin in the Lower Galilee. In 1187, a battle took place between the f...