“And in this battle, Brother William (Guillaume), Master of the Templars, lost an eye; and he had lost the other on the previous Shrove Tuesday; and that Lord died as a consequence, may God absolve him! And you should know that there was at least an acre of land behind the Templars, which was so covered with arrows fired by the Saracens, that none of the ground could be seen.”
Quote by Jean de Joinville
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Jean de Joinville
Jean de Joinville was a historian and knight, born on May 1, 1225, and died on December 24, 1317. His life is mainly recorded in 'The Life of Saint Louis', which is an important document of French medieval history. more