... having won five hundred Norman knights to his standard, he fastened crosses upon their shoulders made out of the strips of two rich vestments which he ordered to be cut up for the purpose. Crowds of followers flocked from Apulia, Calabria, and Sicily,... Through the Heel of Italy - Página 212por Katharine Hooker - 1927 - 305 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Charles Callahan Perkins - 1868 - 394 páginas
...followers flocked from Apulia, Calabria, and Sicily, to join him, and his preparations were so rapid that in a few days he was able to embark from Reggio with an army of thirty thousand men. Unable to induce Godefroy de Bouillon to join him in attacking the Greek emperor Alexis Comnenus, as... | |
| Augustus John Cuthbert Hare - 1911 - 332 páginas
...followers flocked from Apulia, Calabria, and Sicily, to join him, and his preparations were so rapid that in a few days he was able to embark from Reggio with an army of thirty thousand men. " After remaining a whole year at Constantinople the Crusaders began their march through Asia Minor... | |
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