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When the Saracens came to attack him, they threw Greek fire onto the barrier he had made; and the fire caught easily, And you should know that the Turks did not wait for the fire to burn itself out, but rushed upon the Templars among the scorching flames.

Jean de Joinville

Just like the writer who has finished his book and illuminates it with gold and azure, so the king illuminated his kingdom with the beautiful abbeys he made.

Jean de Joinville

Jean de Joinville

Jean de Joinville

Born: 1224

Died: December 24, 1317 (aged 93)

Bio: Jean de Joinville was one of the great chroniclers of medieval France. He is most famous for writing Life of St. Louis, a biography of Louis IX of France that chronicled the Seventh Crusade.

Known for:

Chronicles of the Crusades
The Memoirs of the Lord of Joinville
Histoire de Saint Louis

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