Evolution of the account of Duke Godfrey’s deed of hewing the enemy through the middle with a single blow during the siege of Antioch by the First Crusade. A source study
The article contains research on the narratives describing the battle of the Bridge Gate (March 6, 1098), which took place during the siege of Antioch by the Crusaders. It focuses on the scene which is the climax of the above-mentioned tale, when the duke Godfrey of Bouillon hews the Turkish warrior...
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Language: | English |
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Lodz University Press
2018-12-01
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Series: | Przegląd Nauk Historycznych |
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Online Access: | https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/pnh/article/view/4373 |