Warfare and the Miraculous in the Chronicles of the First Crusade - Paperback

by Elizabeth Lapina (Author)

Analyzes how chroniclers of the First Crusade attempted to represent the enterprise as a "holy war." Focuses on accounts of miracles, especially the intervention of saints in the battle of Antioch; explores how the chroniclers related the crusade to biblical events.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Lapina is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.