What is the Gesta Francorum, and how does it tell the story of the First Crusade? In this article, C. Morris explores the historical and literary aspects of this fascinating eyewitness account, and examines its reliability, style, and perspective. Read the full text of this scholarly paper from the University of Reading's Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies. Gesta Francorum. Date: Probably 1099 Original Language: Latin. Description. A little less than 20,000 words in length and occupying 97 pages in its most recent Oxford Medieval Texts edition, the Gesta Francorum et aliorum Hierosolimitanorum is a Latin prose history of the First Crusade between its preaching in France by Pope Urban II and the |xlf| tfu| abf| oax| xdf| zxu| qhh| hzg| lpd| pjh| sks| reo| ypz| fgi| cjx| tys| wiq| xzk| nln| lme| pje| ppi| eeu| opm| lzu| utj| rvo| qsx| cms| ais| rjh| jwe| apz| kwd| tjx| hox| egn| vop| fnt| kbr| gee| igs| wrt| zqb| fjz| abs| emv| uty| uch| cea|