Primary Sources (The Crusades)

Primary Sources Sites:

Letter from the East to Master of Hospitalers Letter from the East to Master of Hospitalers: Original text courtesy of the Hanover Historical Texts Project; Hanover College. (Primary Sources) http://history.hanover.edu/texts/decline2.html Sibylla, Ex-Queen of Jerusalem: Letter to Frederick I Sibylla, Ex-Queen of Jerusalem: Letter to Frederick I: Original text courtesy of the Hanover Historical Texts Project; Hanover College. (Primary Sources) http://history.hanover.edu/texts/sibyl.htm Aymeric: Patriarch of Antioch, Letter to Louis VII of France Aymeric: Patriarch of Antioch, Letter to Louis VII of France: Original text courtesy of the Hanover Historical Texts Project; Hanover College. (Primary Sources) http://history.hanover.edu/texts/decline1.html Urban II: Speech at Council of Clermont, 1095 Urban II: Speech at Council of Clermont, 1095: Courtesy of the Medieval Sourcebook. Includes five versions of the speech as written down by witnesses. (Primary Sources) http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/urban2-5vers.html Stephen, Count of Blois and Chartres: Letter to his wife, Adele Stephen, Count of Blois and Chartres: Letter to his wife, Adele: Original text courtesy of the Hanover Historical Texts Project; Hanover College. (Primary Sources) http://history.hanover.edu/texts/1stcrusade2.html Frederick I: Letter to Leopold of Austria Frederick I: Letter to Leopold of Austria: Original text courtesy of the Hanover Historical Texts Project; Hanover College. (Primary Sources) http://history.hanover.edu/texts/frederic.html Daimbert, Godfrey and Raymond: Letter To the Pope Daimbert, Godfrey and Raymond: Letter To the Pope: Original text courtesy of the Hanover Historical Texts Project; Hanover College. (Primary Sources) http://history.hanover.edu/texts/1stcru3.html Conrad III: Second Letter to Wibald, Abbot of Corvey Conrad III: Second Letter to Wibald, Abbot of Corvey: Original text courtesy of the Hanover Historical Texts Project; Hanover College. (Primary Sources) http://history.hanover.edu/texts/2stcru2.html Frederic II: Letter to Henry III of England Frederic II: Letter to Henry III of England: Original text courtesy of the Hanover Historical Texts Project; Hanover College. (Primary Sources) http://history.hanover.edu/texts/fifthcru.html Anselme of Ribemont: Letter to Letter to Manasses II, Archbishop of Reims Anselme of Ribemont: Letter to Letter to Manasses II, Archbishop of Reims: Original text courtesy of the Hanover Historical Texts Project; Hanover College. (Primary Sources) http://history.hanover.edu/texts/1stCrusade1.htm Gerold, Patriarch of Jerusalem: Letter to all the Faithful Gerold, Patriarch of Jerusalem: Letter to all the Faithful: Original text courtesy of the Hanover Historical Texts Project; Hanover College. (Primary Sources) http://history.hanover.edu/texts/gerold.html Anna Komnena: The Alexiad Anna Komnena: The Alexiad: Full text translation of Book XI of the Alexiad where the First Crusade is recounted from the point of view of the rulers of the Byzantine Empire. (Primary Sources) http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/AnnaComnena-Alexiad11.html The Duke of Lorraine: Letter to the Archbishop of Cologne The Duke of Lorraine: Letter to the Archbishop of Cologne: Original text courtesy of the Hanover Historical Texts Project; Hanover College. (Primary Sources) http://history.hanover.edu/texts/duke.htm Conrad III: First Letter to Wibald, Abbot of Corvey Conrad III: First Letter to Wibald, Abbot of Corvey: Original text courtesy of the Hanover Historical Texts Project; Hanover College. (Primary Sources) http://history.hanover.edu/texts/2stcru1.html