#third crusade

[illustratus]

O Richard! O Mon Roi ― by George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle

[michel-feuilly]

Cat crusade ⚔️🐱⚔️

1. Templar

2. Hospitaller

3. Lazarite

4. Teuton

And bonus: Saladin and Baldwin IV

[green-d20]

i had a dream that richard the lionheart and saladin ended the third crusade by making a treaty they sealed by eating a couple bags of fast food

[corvidi0t]

finally got this done, here is my oc Honoratus during his monk years (1180AD)

[paintingsandhistory]

Bataille d'Arsur, 1191

Artist: Eloi Firmin Feron (French, 1802–1876)

Date: 19th century

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Private Collection

The Battle of Arsuf

The Battle of Arsuf took place on 7 September 1191, as part of the Third Crusade. It saw a multi-national force of Crusaders, led by Richard I of England, defeat a significantly larger army of the Ayyubid Sultanate, led by Saladin.

Following the Crusaders' capture of Acre, Saladin moved to intercept Richard's advancing army just outside of the city of Arsuf (Arsur in Latin) as it moved along the coast from Acre towards Jaffa. In an attempt to disrupt the cohesion of the Crusader army as they mobilized, the Ayyubid force launched a series of harassing attacks that were ultimately unsuccessful at breaking their formation. As the Crusaders crossed the plain to the north of Arsuf, Saladin committed the whole of his army to a pitched battle. The Crusader army maintained a defensive formation as it marched, with Richard awaiting the ideal moment to mount a counterattack. However, after the Knights Hospitaller launched a charge at the Ayyubids, Richard was forced to commit his entire force to support the attack. The Crusader charge broke the Ayyubid army; Richard was able to restrain his cavalry from a rash pursuit, regrouping them to achieve victory.

Following the engagement, the Crusaders secured control over the central coast of Palestine, including the city of Jaffa.

[vox-anglosphere]

King Richard I met with his knights here to launch the Third Crusade

[angevinyaoiz]

Philip II and Joan of England, (former) Queen of Sicily. I just KNOW he was being annoying on that island

[howtotrainabraincell]

Happy Birthday Altair Ibn La'Ahad

Happy 860th birthday to Altair Ibn McSassafrass!!

This man is lean, mean and fights like a machine but he's also managed to worm his way into the hearts of many an Assassin's Creed fan.

Happy birthday to the OG who walked so Ezio could run!! (Referring to how his game came first not what order he comes in according to the creation of the brotherhood)