It’s 15 years after the dismal Second Crusade (1147-1149). King Conrad of Germany's army suffered a humiliating defeat, while
King Louis' army also lost despite fighting more creditably against the more powerful Muslims under Sultan Mesud.
“What went wrong?” “Why did the Muslims appear invincible?” They asked as they bitterly ruminated on the failure. Quite naturally, they were thinking of strategies of how to get ahead of the Muslims and win the next Crusade. They thought one was to examine the invincible armor of the Muslims carefully and discover chinks, hoping to exploit those weaknesses and turn the tide against them.
It was with this intent that the King of Cölln (Germany) sent Prince Dietrich, his son, on a mission to discover flaws on the Muslims’ side. He would meet and elicit detailed accounts about the war from three chosen Christian war veterans living in different, distant places.
In this story of trust, loyalty, betrayal, and resourcefulness, Prince Dietrich obtains the information required from his travels abroad, kills his father’s backstabbing senior priest, and reclaims the kingdom from him on his return.
Head to the review now?
“What went wrong?” “Why did the Muslims appear invincible?” They asked as they bitterly ruminated on the failure. Quite naturally, they were thinking of strategies of how to get ahead of the Muslims and win the next Crusade. They thought one was to examine the invincible armor of the Muslims carefully and discover chinks, hoping to exploit those weaknesses and turn the tide against them.
It was with this intent that the King of Cölln (Germany) sent Prince Dietrich, his son, on a mission to discover flaws on the Muslims’ side. He would meet and elicit detailed accounts about the war from three chosen Christian war veterans living in different, distant places.
In this story of trust, loyalty, betrayal, and resourcefulness, Prince Dietrich obtains the information required from his travels abroad, kills his father’s backstabbing senior priest, and reclaims the kingdom from him on his return.
Head to the review now?
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