my masterlist (under construction)
sources of interest (Baldwin IV)
Letter from Baudouin and Sibylle
Letter from Baldwin to Constance of France (1177)
Letter of condolences from Saladin to Baldwin IV after his father, King Amaury’s passing. (1174)
A History of deeds done beyond the sea by William of Tyre
The Leper King and his heirs
I also recommend taking a look at his genealogy/family tree!
You can find it and other pertinent trees in the Leper King and his heirs as well.
I saw in comments and messages, both here and on TikTok, that there’s been some new people joining the community, and asking me for pointers on a variety of related subjects, so as a historical divulger since my early teens, I wanted to offer a few of my fav starting places for reading real documents of the time. And others to gain a little perspective of the real side of things.
Add your own sources and resources! I would add more myself, but I don’t have time to look through my 400+ open tabs and remember it all lmaooo but I will update this into a masterlist along the way if u wish :3 (and if you know of better quality alternatives to the ones I’ve linked lmk)
Edit: give me some time and I will sporadically update with my resources. They’re just super scattered and some I just forget about because they’re from ages ago. So I might have to dig.
Seguramente traduciré al español algunos de estos documentos, si están interesados 🤍
In [ ] are some of the things that still need to be linked or written (many others are still not even mentioned)
Crusades/Kingdom of Jerusalem resources
•The Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem C. R. Conder
•The feudal nobility and the kingdom of Jerusalem, 1174-1277
•Feudal monarchy in the Latin kingdom of Jerusalem, 1100 to 1291
•Frankish rural settlement in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
Armor of Saracen and Crusader armies (PDF)
Calculate routes (based on roman era, but can be applied)
1st, 2nd, 3rd crusades (YT)
Order of Saint Lazarus (would like to add my own. Give me time lol)
Templar armor and weapons (YT)
General medieval resources (gear + clothing, weaponry, etc)
[one-handed knightly swords (later called arming swords)]
Ewart Oakeshott:
Western Sword Typology info: links [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] (a brief consideration of interpreting and rationalizing typology, the logic and common sense of applying them within a historical context—in this video)
The forging of a type XII sword (YT) *the most likely type, garnering popularity in this era over the XI, for its balance & versatility.
The sword in the age of chivalry
Medieval horses: Destriers. This article is not entirely correct, but it makes a half-valid point. I have my own interpretations and theories about destrier types (it is not a horse breed, but a type, therefore, there are many variations). I also have a couple of pics of stocky PRE horses near me that seem like a perfect example of one of those variations.
The saracens typically used mares. The use of geldings for any army was also the norm, however, many (crusaders) also rode stallions, which in battle would get distracted by the mares 🤦🏽♀️😂
a video by modern history tv 🐎 (btw Ghost is how I imagine Lialusin in HCW!! haha
Shadiversity (YT) (ik he’s controversial, but doesn’t mean u can’t learn stuff from some vids, especially the collabs)
Helmets (give Baldwin a helmet, for the Lord’s sake). Crowned helms, enclosed, nasal and spangenhelm types, brimmed kettle hat, flat top, torse/turban helms, early great helm (very late 12th century at the earliest)
Chainmail & gambesons (YT)
12th century women's fashion (YT)
Armenian-Cilician armor (page with many links)
Hygene (YT) (can't find the video rn)
Old French language resources
Dictionnaire de l’ancien français
Petite syntaxe de l’ancien français
A breakdown of Yvain le chevalier
La chanson de Roland (YT)
The sound of Old French (YT)
Old French playlist (Spotify)
To make my phrases, conjugations, and translations quickly, I use wiktionary :)
Facts to take into consideration:
Castles: Typically, get used to forgetting that bare stone look. This could be true for new/hastily constructed castles and fortifications. But established infrastructure would be lime-washed/plastered. Many times painted. Many times colorful. On the inside, too—n they would be decorated, and full of tapestries. The more important a lordship (and where more often the King would pass through (royal castles)) and the more wealthy an area, the more true this would be. Churches would be colorful too. Painted with many motifs and icons. Mosaics can be included in your descriptions in many places too. Some classic Roman or Greek, some Byzantine, some local.
Church of the Holy Sepulcher & Edicule info
[Water supply/distribution/availability] / diseases associated
[General supply of goods to the Kingdom] —ports like Jaffa, Akka, Ascalon, Beirut, Tyr.
[The city of Jerusalem in contrast to the movie]
Officers of the Kingdom of Jerusalem:
Constable: (second) in command of the army, judged military legal cases, paid mercenaries. On coronations, he held the King’s horse.
(1152-1179) Onfroi II de Toron
(1179-1194) Aimery de Lusignan
Marshal: next-in-command to constable. In charge of the military horses and mercenaries. He assisted the constable in coronations.
(c. 1179) Gérard de Ridefort
Seneschal: managed the finances and royal castles, presided the haute cour in king’s absence. He administered the coronation ceremony.
(1176-1190) Josselin III d’Edesse
Chamberlain: in charge of the royal household and chambers, and servants. Had many other honorary or unofficial duties. Had to be of the utmost discretion. He would robe the king on coronation day.
(1175-1178) Amaury de Lusignan
(1183-1185) Balian d’Ibelin
Butler: In charge of the royal table and vineyards.
Chancellor: drew up deeds and charters and managed the diplomatic service. Usually clergymen.
(1174-1183) Guillaume de Tyr
Bailiff: regent in case of absence or minority of the legitimate ruler.
(1173-1177) Raymond III de Tripoli
(1177) Renaud de Châtillon
(1183-1185) Guy de Lusignan
Viscount and Castellan: Keeping criminality in check and administering justice. Not of high importance. Sometimes both offices were occupied by one person.
Rohard de Jaffa (1165-1177)
Kingdom of Heaven original script
Heaven Can’t Wait (Baldwin x OC)
The King's Lazarette/La Lazarette du Roi (Baldwin x time traveler OC) (assassin’s creed inspired)
REPEL (Baldwin x leper OC) (Greek tragedy style)
Sidi Mansour (Saladin x OC)
Dragons of Outremer/d’Outremer: a dragon fantasy AU inspired by ASOIAF and HTTYD in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. OC is a Zoroastrian Kurd with ties to Iran & Armenia.
Vide Cor Meum/He cries tears of silver: ‘Modern’ AU one-shot. Baldwin x blind OC
KoH-coded music (would fit into the movie ambience)
Playlist for Heaven Can’t Wait + other Baldy stories
Queen on her own color (JFK x OC)
A Chuisle Mo Chroí (JFK x OC)
[Working Medieval Arthurian AU (JFK x OC)]
dededos
turnnoffyourmind
origamiaround
snowghoul
discoholicmusic
jbbartram-illu
yousharknotpass
areudirty
