THE EMIR'S HEAD SHOWN IN THE SERAGLIO
THE EMIR'S HEAD SHOWN IN THE SERAGLIO
Book XIV.. Joseph-Francois Michaud .. Illustrated by Gustave Dore

History of the Crusades
History of the Crusades

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THE EMIR'S HEAD SHOWN IN THE SERAGLIO

 

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... Michaud . . . Thus terminated this holy war, the commencement of which had filled the Christian nations with so much delight, and which had, in the end, plunged the whole West into mourning. Throughout the events I have just described, the seneschal de Joinville has been my guide, and I cannot terminate my recital without paying him the just tribute of my gratitude. The unpretending tone of his narration, the simplicity of his style, the gaiety of his character, have afforded me a happy relief amidst a labour always dry and sometimes revolting. I take delight in beholding him intrepid in the field of battle, preserving his cheerfulness amidst the misfortunes of war, resigned in his captivity, and in all his actions recalling to our minds the true spirit of chivalry. Like his compatriot Villehardouin, he often makes his heros weep, and as often weeps himself. he braves danger, when danger is present; but he thanks God with all his heart when he has no longer anythign to fear. When I read his memoirs, I am transported back to the thirteenth century, and I think I am listening to a knight who has returned from the crusade, and who tells to me all he has seen and all he has done. . Note; page 162 close of Louis crusades. . . . It has been said the hospital of the Quinze-Vingts was established by Louis IX, as an asylum for the three hundred gentleman who had returned blind from the holy war.