The land beyond the sea
Penman, Sharon Kay2020
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1172. The Kingdom of Jerusalem, also known as 'Outremer' - the land beyond the sea. Outremer was a young realm, one baptised in blood when the men of the First Crusade captured Jerusalem from the Saracens in 1099. Those crusaders who stayed had to adapt to an utterly new world, a land of blazing heat and exotic customs and enemies who were also neighbours. Balian d'Ibelin had long enjoyed a relationship of mutual respect with Saladin. But Saladin was set upon taking Jerusalem by storm, seeing it as a blood debt, retribution for the massacre in 1099. Defeating Saladin would have been a challenge for any king, but while Baldwin IV was intelligent, educated, charismatic, courageous, and dedicated to the welfare and protection of his people, he was also doomed by his affliction with leprosy.
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Edgeley Library | Adult fiction hardback | Available | |
| Great Moor Library | Adult fiction hardback | Available |
Main title:
The land beyond the sea / Sharon Penman.
Author:
Penman, Sharon Kay, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Macmillan, 2020.
Collation:
xi, 672 pages : map (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Originally published: U.S.: G.P. Putnam's Sons.
ISBN:
9781447287537 (hbk)
Dewey class:
813.6F
Local class:
F
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2607803