15 июл 1099 г. - Christians take Jerusalem

Описание:

" On the Friday, by the serenely glowing light of dawn, the famous warriors climbed the towers and put the ladder up to the walls... The Lord guided his [Duke Godrey's] hand in the battle and his finders in the combat so that the arrows he fired pierced right through the chest of the enemies" (Robert, 199).

"Not one of our men hung back or showed any fear; there was no resistance; on the courtyard each fled as best he could... So much human blood was spilled there, that the bodies of the slain were revolving on the floor on a current of blood... They [the Christian soldiers] ran through the streets and squares, plundering whatever they found; and each kept what he plundered" (Robert, 200-201)

Picture: “Godfrey in his siege tower at the Assault on Jerusalem, July 15, 1099,” 1337, digital image, accessed April 12, 2018, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8713984.