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The conquest of Jerusalem in the First Crusade (1099).
Illustration from a ms. of Guillaume de Tyr, Histoire d'Outremer, Bibliothèque municipale, Lyon; reproduced in Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon.
Employing a gigantic seige engine, Godfrey managed to breach Jerusalem's northern wall. The Fatimid defense of the city collapsed. This was followed by an indiscriminate slaughter of Jerusalem's inhabitants.
| Owner/Source | Illustration from a ms. of Guillaume de Tyr, Histoire d'Outremer, Bibliothèque municipale, Lyon; reproduced in Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon. Public domain. |
| File name | 1099_Siege_of_Jerusalem.jpg |
| File Size | 305.2k |
| Dimensions | 661 x 900 |
| Linked to | Godefroi de Bouillon, Princeps of Jerusalem (Military) |
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