The Battle of Hattin - Third Crusade Podcast Episode 1

[@floodgates182]

Dr Schrader is even more interesting when she has some proper audio set up, thanks for that!

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

+FloodGates I think the audio issues with Dr. Schrader on Skype have been solved. She's great, and I'm grateful we can now hear her better.

[@galegocossia5506]

I have founded this text in an old book, so I've tried to translate it from ancient portuguese:"It was the end of battle. It was at Hattin (Tiberias), on 4 July 1187. In this battle, by (God?) punishment, Saladin's armies defeated Christians armies of Palestine led by miscreants warlords. Everywhere crusaders bodies covered in blood testified their loyalty and, unfortunately, their defeat. The Muslims had triumphed in the battle of Tiberias. The main Christian leaders and even the King of Jerusalem had fallen prisoners of Saladin. Only one man continued to fight. Iron and blood-covered, mounted on a white horse sparkling and exhausted, surrounded by infidels, the last rider resisted. His sword described terrible reels and around were dead enemies who had dared to approach him. The Muslims contemplated him by far, and the furor of their eyes glowed too, after all, a spark of admiration. Who was the man that did not capitulate? What kind of man was this that wouldn't give in, not retreating? Who sprung up a son of such size? Who formed this soul-armor and this untamed heart? Injured and drained of blood horse and rider hurtled earthward. Immediately, he reergue and Pounces on enemies. Everything ends. Everything not. Not only ends the admiration. The death of the hero did grow the admiration. And turks and kurds, savages, the Muslims, the enemies approach and wet his albornozes in the blood of the dead crusader, and split their robes and weapons to save something from memory of bravest of men." (Cfr. Joseph François Michaud)

[@landedgentry8598]

Thank you for sharing this. Powerful stuff

[@ricardombq]

Great comment, thank you. What book was it? I find it odd to be written in ancient Portuguese (I'm Portuguese, btw) and I could never guess ancient Portuguese would be specially worried with Hattin.

[@ThatGeordieGAMER]

Continue your crusade on debunking!

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

+Swedish Cockcake Thank you sir!

[@eazygamer8974]

Ive always felt there was a traitor at Hattin and it was Gerard de Ridefort himself. I feel its entirely possible that Saladin broke him while in captivity and he either converted or made some sort of deal for his life. I think this why him urging the march on hattin in the middle of the night doesnt make much sense. When Gerard guy and Raynald were captured it only makes sense for saladin to break the young one. His later death at hattin my of been his way of repenting for what he did so he may have rode recklessly into battle hoping to die and his secrets went with him. He also may have been betrayed by saladin and targeted for death during the battle.

[@Blessedone333AZ]

ALWAYS AN AWESOME LESSON ON HISTORY! GOD BLESS YOU ALL

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

+Blessedone333AZ Thank you!

[@roadmasterpaving87]

+Real Crusades History what books would you recommend to read from the start of Islam to the Crusades?

[@mohammadrezarezaei1477]

+phillip scaringi the history of islam by lebnanies author , hassan Ibrahim hassan in 3 volumes, and the history of islam by again lebnanies historien georgi zaidan in 6 volumes,.and most compeleted book tabari by persian historican in 16 volumes.

[@stephenh9483]

This is wonderful. Thank you. I'm glad that I donated to RCH

[@300warrior300]

awesome podcast, thank you so much

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

+Patrick Pienne Thanks!

[@AnonNorwegianPartiot]

When I try to open the SoundCloud it says only 5 tracks avaliable. Any idea why this is?

[@Awesomeduud]

Good job

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

+Shiroyasha Thanks very much!

[@anthonyhargis6855]

Men are men. Gerard of Ridefort he expected Raymond III of Tripoli to give him the hand of an available heiress. When that didn't happen, Gerard continued to hold a grudge against Raymond of Tripoli, which influenced some of his political maneuverings. Raymond did not what to attack at Hattin, therefore . . . Gerard wanted the opposite. And what were Gerard's connections to the King of France? That may well have prompted his rapid rise in the Templar Order.

[@jadadra3729]

Everyone cut the bias and just read The Crusades by Thomas Asbridge.

[@charlesw5919]

Gerard de Ridefort is definitely a strange character. On the one hand, it seems completely inconceivable that a complete idiot could be elected Grand Master of the Templars. On the other hand, he's done some really stupid things on the battlefield. His advice to march on Hattin is one, and his attack on a 5,000 strong army at Cresson with 100 knights is another. It is possible that he had great connections. He started his service under Baldwin IV in late 1170s, but by 1179, he already rose to the rank of Marshal of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

[@larryhervey7438]

It was stated in this episode the Templars and Hospitallers were sent to Damascus and tortured to death by Sufi's...........They were executed but..............References please................Where can I see this written down................I have never seen this written anywhere that they were tortured to death in Damascus.......

[@doylekitchen9795]

The Rare and Excellent History of Saladin or Al-Nawadir Al-Sultaniyya Wa'l-Mahasin Al-Yusufiyya by Baha' Al-Din Ibn Shaddad...it is available on Amazon.

[@billyjoesullivan]

In regards to the treatment of the captured Templars/Hospitalers; "tortured them to death", "paraded through the streets in Damascus"; i thought they were beheaded a few days after the battle outside of Tiberias according to the primary sources?, what am i missing? If the beheading of these 100-200 captured soldiers by Salahdin is a act of "a complete barbarian" what would you call Richard the Lionheart's action concerning the execution of the 2000-3000 muslim soldiers captured at Acre?

[@larryhervey7438]

+billyjoesullivan3489 After 35 years in Law Enforcement my nose is starting to twich about this guy...........He never seems to answer any tough questions................He only answers all his fan boys.....................

[@ds4629]

He explains this in another video, Saladin left Richard no choice because he was delaying the tribute he (Saladin) had to pay to the crusaders. Saladin didn't care enough for his soldiers to pay the tribute he promised. The difference is that Saladin didn't even offer to ransom his prisoners.

[@johnrockwell5834]

Real Crusades History Where do you see Islam going currently? Is it finally being extinguished or substantially weakened by modernity?

[@jrodowens]

we can only 'pray' !

[@3aeren]

@@jrodowens lol keep praying pagan

[@ThePeacemaker848]

58:00 hmm, historical fiction novels you say? ....that's the only fiction I read. I will have to check those out.

[@ShahNawaz-kz6wd]

he(the auther of a book) is not a good source?? hehe...becuz he wrotr some thing u dont wana read..??? lol...these are the reasons of crudades :)

[@hamsedahir3068]

🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏👏

[@Dulqusley]

At Hatiin Dr Latham ,Stephen Roberts and Dr Schrader ancestors were defeated...cut the sugar coating

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

And what happened to your ancestors at Arsuf, Las Navas de Tolosa, and Lepanto? They were defeated. The Christians won some, the Mohammedans won some. That's just how the history went.

[@bensherwood1608]

Didn’t Saladin lose something like five or six battles to Baldwin IV before he won a single battle against the crusaders?

[@bubaq3713]

@@bensherwood1608 Saladin fought alone against an entire continent at that time muslims were so divided and he was so into reuniting them

[@bensherwood1608]

BubaQ so he lost 9 or 10 battles before winning 1? Pretty pathetic

[@bubaq3713]

@@bensherwood1608 not pathetic man he was aiming for Jerusalem and he got it so would those defeat count now? Richard won in Arsouf and he went back to England afterwards so??

[@ghalianber665]

Muslims were 12.000 and Cristians were 62.000 Saladin captured 30.000 and killed 30.000

[@antonioeitiare8385]

Brother those numbers r way off 😂

[@stephenh9483]

I love this, fantastic