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M.Besant E.Walter
Jerusalem, the city of Herod and Saladin
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M.Besant E.Walter
Jerusalem, the city of Herod and Saladin
page 367
As for Guy de Lusignan, it matters very little what became of that poor creature. He made one or two feeble attempts to get back something of his kingdom, but always failed. He finally sold his title to King Bichard, in exchange for that of King of Cyprus, and ruled in great tranquillity in his new kingdom for a year, when he died.
So disastrous an event as the fall of Jerusalem must needs be accompanied by signs and wonders from heaven., On the day that the city surrendered, one of the monks of Argenterai, as he remembered afterwards, saw the moon descend from heaven to earth. It is remarkable that nothing was said at the time of this very curious phenomenon. In many churches the crucifixes shed tears of blood, which was their customary and recognised way of expressing regret when the monks thought anything was going wrong with the power of the Church. And a Christian knight saw in a dream an eagle flying over an army, holding seven javelins in its claws, and crying, " Woe, woe to Jerusalem.''
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