Crusader: By Horse to Jerusalem

by Tim Severin

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Fascinating account with Tim Severin following the path of the first crusaders journey to liberate Jerusalem. Like Duke Godfrey de Bouillon, whose epic story is told, Tim did it on horseback. (

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cbinstead | Feb 15, 2012 |

I thought this was pretty disappointing. There was lots of interesting stuff in it, but just didn't meet my expectations - since he took a Jeep along on the trip, the whole journey seemed rather contrived. The worst problem was the copy editing - whole paragraphs are repeated, and there are lots of typos. (

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In 1987, Tim Severin and his companion travelled on horseback from Belgium to Jerusalem, retracing the route of 11th century Crusader knights. This book combines travel, adventure, exploration and medieval history, as the author disproves historical theories which have been held for 900 years. His journey took him through a wide range of climates and terrain, from Germany, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia to the Anatolian Plains, Lebanon, the occupied territories and Jerusalem. Tim Severin is the author of "The Brendan Voyage", "The Sinbad Voyage", "The Jason Voyage" and "The Ulysses Voyage: Sea Search for the Odyssey". He has been awarded the Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographic Society.

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