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NEW RELEASES FOR JANUARY 2021
THE CRUSADES
EL CID AND THE RECONQUISTA
THE ALMORAVIDS
The Almoravids, also known as the Murabits, were a fundamentalist Islamic movement of the 11[SUP]th[/SUP] and 12[SUP]th[/SUP] Centuries. Founded by Ibn Yasin, in southern Morocco, they combined devotion to Islam with a fierce military tradition, and a desire to conquer. In 1070, the Almoravids established their capital city at Marrakesh, which at the time, was little more than a mosque in the desert surrounded by the tents of the faithful.
ALM-01
THE CRUSADES,
EL CID AND THE RECONQUISTA,
THE ALMORAVIDS,
YUSUF IBN TASHFIN.
(2 pcs)
YUSUF IBN TASHFIN, who is better known to westerners as “Ben Yusuf”, was undoubtedly the greatest leader of the Almoravid movement. A pious and compassionate man, as well as a ruthless and charismatic leader in battle.
He rose to prominence as the commander of the northern part of the Almoravid empire in the 1070’s and became sole leader of the movement upon the death of Abu Bakr in 1087.
Having conquered all of morocco, he turned his attention to Spain, and invaded in 1086. He led his army to a great victory over the Christians at the battle of Zalaca in October 1086.
By 1089 he had decided to depose the Andalusian Taifa kings, and take their kingdoms for the Almoravid empire. Following the fall of the Taifa kings, Yusuf concentrated his forces against the Christians, in particular the outpost castle of Aledo near Granada, and Valencia, which El Cid had conquered in 1094.
Aledo finally fell in 1091, but Valencia held out against all of Yusuf’s attempts to retake it.
Yusuf was to outlive the Cid (who died in 1099) and finally saw Valencia fall into Almoravid hands in the spring of 1102.
Yusuf was to eventually die in 1106, and was succeeded by one of his many sons, Ali Ibn Yusuf.
The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated and often supported directly by the catholic church between the 11[SUP]th[/SUP] and the 17[SUP]th[/SUP] century.
The Crusades differed from other religious conflicts in that they were considered a penance by the participants that brought forgiveness for confessed sin.
In 1095 Pope Urban II proclaimed the First Crusade at the council of Clermont. He encouraged military support for the Byzantine Emperor against the Seljuk Turks, and an armed pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
CRU-26
THE CRUSADES,
CRUSADER SWORDSMAN.
(1 pcs)
CRU-27
THE CRUSADES,
WOUNDED CRUSADER SWORDSMAN.
(1 pc)
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL DEALER FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
THE CRUSADES
EL CID AND THE RECONQUISTA
THE ALMORAVIDS
The Almoravids, also known as the Murabits, were a fundamentalist Islamic movement of the 11[SUP]th[/SUP] and 12[SUP]th[/SUP] Centuries. Founded by Ibn Yasin, in southern Morocco, they combined devotion to Islam with a fierce military tradition, and a desire to conquer. In 1070, the Almoravids established their capital city at Marrakesh, which at the time, was little more than a mosque in the desert surrounded by the tents of the faithful.
ALM-01
THE CRUSADES,
EL CID AND THE RECONQUISTA,
THE ALMORAVIDS,
YUSUF IBN TASHFIN.
(2 pcs)
YUSUF IBN TASHFIN, who is better known to westerners as “Ben Yusuf”, was undoubtedly the greatest leader of the Almoravid movement. A pious and compassionate man, as well as a ruthless and charismatic leader in battle.
He rose to prominence as the commander of the northern part of the Almoravid empire in the 1070’s and became sole leader of the movement upon the death of Abu Bakr in 1087.
Having conquered all of morocco, he turned his attention to Spain, and invaded in 1086. He led his army to a great victory over the Christians at the battle of Zalaca in October 1086.
By 1089 he had decided to depose the Andalusian Taifa kings, and take their kingdoms for the Almoravid empire. Following the fall of the Taifa kings, Yusuf concentrated his forces against the Christians, in particular the outpost castle of Aledo near Granada, and Valencia, which El Cid had conquered in 1094.
Aledo finally fell in 1091, but Valencia held out against all of Yusuf’s attempts to retake it.
Yusuf was to outlive the Cid (who died in 1099) and finally saw Valencia fall into Almoravid hands in the spring of 1102.
Yusuf was to eventually die in 1106, and was succeeded by one of his many sons, Ali Ibn Yusuf.
The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated and often supported directly by the catholic church between the 11[SUP]th[/SUP] and the 17[SUP]th[/SUP] century.
The Crusades differed from other religious conflicts in that they were considered a penance by the participants that brought forgiveness for confessed sin.
In 1095 Pope Urban II proclaimed the First Crusade at the council of Clermont. He encouraged military support for the Byzantine Emperor against the Seljuk Turks, and an armed pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
CRU-26
THE CRUSADES,
CRUSADER SWORDSMAN.
(1 pcs)
CRU-27
THE CRUSADES,
WOUNDED CRUSADER SWORDSMAN.
(1 pc)
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL DEALER FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
