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Lord Edward's Crusade, [2] sometimes called the Ninth Crusade, was a military expedition to the Holy Land under the command of Edward, Duke of Gascony (later king as Edward I) in 1271–1272. In practice an extension of the Eighth Crusade , it was the last of the Crusades to reach the Holy Land before the fall of Acre in 1291 brought an end to ...
Own work based on: Ninth Crusade-fr.svg. References: Prestwich, Michael (1997) Edward I, Yale University Press, pp. 75–77 ISBN: 9780300146653. OCLC: 890476967. Runciman (1994) A history of the crusades: The Kingdom of Acre and the later crusades, 3, The Folio Society, pp. 278−279, 280–281 OCLC: 1344506479.
Troop movements of the Ninth Crusade.Samagar's forces (the red arrow) came in from the northeast and then retreated. Samagar, also Cemakar, was a Mongol general of the Il-Khan ruler Abaqa Khan (1234–1282), mentioned as leading a Mongol invasion force in 1271, in attempted coordination with the Ninth Crusade.
9. Chimera. Origin: Greek The mythological Chimera is a terrifying creature that features a fire-breathing lion’s head attached to a goat’s body, ending in a serpent tail. There are varying ...
The Historical Atlas of World Mythology is a multi-volume series of books by Joseph Campbell that traces developments in humankind's mythological symbols and stories from pre-history forward. Campbell is perhaps best known as a comparativist who focused on universal themes and motifs in human culture.
The 1271 siege of Tripoli was initiated by the Mamluk ruler Baibars against the Frankish ruler of the Principality of Antioch and the County of Tripoli, Bohemond VI.It followed the dramatic fall of Antioch in 1268, and was an attempt by the Mamluks to completely destroy the Crusader states of Antioch and Tripoli.
Lord Edward's Crusade (1271–1272) (Crusade of Lord Edward of England, the Ninth Crusade, or the Last Crusade) Plans for a Joint Latin-Greek Crusade (1274–1276) Crusade of Henry of Mecklenburg (1275) Lithuanian Crusades (1284–1435) Crusade against the Aragonese (1284–1285) (Aragonese Crusade, or Crusade of Aragon) Siege of Acre (1291)
These, from the 13th century, expand on the above with various races of humans, mythological creatures, and sometimes wonders of the world from Bernard Silvestris and others: Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum 254; Cambridge, University Library MS Kk.4.25; Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. e Musaeo 136; Oxford, Bodleian Library MS. Douce 88 E