Sibylla of Jerusalem

protagonist Balian, a French blacksmith whose wife killed herself and who wanted to find outlet of his emotion and find salvation from his fault of killing his half brother in a moment of rage by fighting the holy war to protect the holy land of Jerusalem. When he reached Godfrey who turned out to be his father, the soldiers of the church chased after Balian. During a confrontation with the church soldiers, his father Godfrey was shot by an arrow and soon dead due to the poisoning arrow. Before…

(The Crusades: Christians at War, pg. 44, Britannica- Reginald de Châtillon). The Muslim caravan was travelling to Mecca to deliver goods and slaves with the people of Damascus since a truce ,in 1180, was made and had allowed trade to occur between Jerusalem and Damascus. (The Crusades Through Arab Eyes, pg. 186-187, Amin Maalouf) The armed men were slaughtered and the rest of the merchants and pilgrims were held in Kerak, imprisoned. (The Crusades Through Arab Eyes, pg. 187) Saladin,…