Ludolf of Tournai
Ludolf of Tournai or Letholdus was the first Christian knight over the walls of Jerusalem during the siege of Jerusalem of 1099, essentially ending the First Crusade, according to a contemporary account by an unknown eyewitness.[1][2] It is said that when the Muslims saw Ludolf emerge over the walls, many of them began to retreat further into Jerusalem.[3]
See also
[edit]- Tancred, Prince of Galilee - alternative claimant of "the first Christian knight over the walls of Jerusalem "
References
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- ^ Reichberg, Gregory M.; Syse, Henrik; Begby, Endre (2006). The ethics of war: classic and contemporary readings. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-4051-2377-8.
- ^ J. S. C. Riley-Smith, Jonathan Phillips, Alan V. Murray, Guy Perry and Nicholas Morton (2016). A Database of Crusaders to the Holy Land, 1095–1149. "Lethold of Tournai".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Asbridge, Thomas (2004). "The First Crusade, A New History," Oxford University Press. p. 315.