CHAPTER IV

THE CRUSADE 89-119 Introduction 89 The Crusade launched in Normandy 90 Preparations for the Crusade 92 From Normandy to Nicaea 96 From Nicaea to Antioch 102 Antioch, 1097-98 104 The advance upon Jerusalem 108 The capture of Jerusalem 112 The battle of Ascalon 115 Robert’s return from Jerusalem to Italy 117 Estimate of Robert as a crusader 118