Sword of the Crusades

The Third Crusade was issued by Pope Gregory VIII in 1187, after Jerusalem had been recaptured by the armies of Islam under Saladin. King Philip and King Richard crossed the seas with their armies in July, 1190, stopping in Sicily and Cyprus for supplies. The Crusaders landed at Acre — Philip in April and Richard in June — where they joined the siege. The city surrendered in July, 1191. Philip departed for France in August, leaving Richard in control. The terms of the surrender of Acre included a prisoner exchange and the return, by Saladin, of the True Cross, which he had captured with Jerusalem in 1187.

The Knights of the Crusades included the Knights Templars, the Knights Hospitallers and the Teutonic Knights, any of whom might have carried a handsome blade such as this.

Blade length: 34.5" ¤ Overall: 43" ¤ Weight: 3.5 lbs.

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