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The castle's name Belvoir means beautiful view in Norman French. Emma Manners, Duchess of Rutland has said the name Belvoir was brought over by the French-speaking Normans in the 11th century. As the Middle English –speaking Anglo-Saxons were unable to pronounce the name, they preferred to call it "Beaver Castle" – a usage which persists today.
Belvoir Castle, also called Coquet by the Crusaders, [1] also Kochav HaYarden (Hebrew: כוכב הירדן, lit. 'Star of the Jordan') and Kawkab al-Hawa ( Arabic : كوكب الهوا , lit. 'Star of the Wind'), is a Crusader castle in northern Israel , on a hill on the eastern edge of the Issachar Plateau , on the edge of Lower Galilee 20 ...
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Belvoir Castle; Château Pèlerin is a Crusader fortress and fortified town located about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the modern Israeli town of Atlit; Migdal Afek is a national park on the southeastern edge of Rosh HaAyin. Château Pèlerin; Montfort Castle is a ruined Crusader castle in the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel.
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Belvoir Castle (Israel), a Crusader (Hospitaller) castle in the Jordan Valley Battle of Belvoir Castle, a military campaign involving that castle; Belveer/Beauverium, a Crusader castle near Jerusalem: see Al-Qastal, Jerusalem