The so-called Gesta Francorum ("The Deeds of the Franks", in full De Gesta Francorum et aliorum Hierosolimitanorum) is a Latin chronicle of the First Crusade (1096-1099) by an anonymous author. Latin - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Generally a chronicle (Latin chronica) is historical account of facts and events in chronological order. ... The First Crusade was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II to regain control of the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Christian Holy Land from Muslims. ...

It narrates the events of the First Crusade from the inception in November 1095 to the Battle of Ascalon in August 1099. The name of the author is unknown, but he was a member of the crusading party, either Norman or Italian, recruited by Bohemund of Taranto in 1096 from the duchy of Apulia. His narrative of the trip to Jerusalem, initially under the leadership of Bohemond and then Raymond of Toulouse, was composed and written during the journey. He had the help of a scribe who made occasional edits of his own, and thus the chronicle provides invaluable viewpoints of a knight who was not a high level leader or cleric. Battle of Ascalon Conflict First Crusade Date August 12, 1099 Place Ascalon Result Crusader victory The Battle of Ascalon took place on August 12, 1099, and is often considered the last action of the First Crusade. ... This article talks about the Norman people. ... Bohemund I of Antioch (c. ... A duchy is a territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess. ... Categories: Regions of Italy ... Raymond IV of Toulouse (c. ...

The most important historical contribution is the day to day events of the journey: tactical operations, provisionings, changing moods of the crusaders, the anti-Greek prejudice, progress of each day.

Literary speaking, the anonymous author was to his contemporaries a "rustic". Robert the Monk of Rheims was later commissioned to re-write the entire work for literary and historical improvements while Baudri of Dol also later re-wrote a version of "this rustic little work". However the original has persisted and today it remains one of the most valuable contemporary sources of the First Crusade. Reims (English traditionally Rheims) is a city of north-eastern France, 98 miles east-northeast of Paris. ...

References

• Louis Bréhier (ed. and trans.), Gesta Francorum et aliorum Hierosolimitanorum, 1964. Translation.

External links

• Selections from the Gesta Francorum (http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/gesta-cde.html)