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The History of the Holy War: Ambroise's Estoire De LA Guerre Sainte
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Product Description: The Estoire de la Guerre Sainte, an early example of vernacular chronicle, by the Norman poet Ambroise, presents an eye-witness account of the Third Crusade (1188-92) in a highly-polished rhetorical style. Central is the character of Richard the Lion Heart, Ambroise's hero, but the narrative is also enlivened by short anecdotes, sometimes heroic and sometimes more down-to-earth, about other participants...read more
By Marianne Ailes (editor), Ambroise and Malcolm Barber (editor)
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9781843830016 | Boydell Pr, March 1, 2004, cover price $165.00 | About this edition: The Estoire de la Guerre Sainte, an early example of vernacular chronicle, by the Norman poet Ambroise, presents an eye-witness account of the Third Crusade (1188-92) in a highly-polished rhetorical style.

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