The Crusades and the Contradictions Within Them

Christian-Jerusalem Muslim Damascus are in alliance against Aleppo because they're both scared of it. And that seems paradoxical to us. What Jerusalem doing in alliance with Damascus? It's just the reality of it. Yes, at times you can have personal relationships. The diplomats share a love of hawking and hunting. Form, if you like, an easy bridge.

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