# The Deeds of God Through the Franks

Author: Guibert, Abbot of Nogent-sous-Coucy, 1053-1124?; Levine, Robert, 1933- [Translator]

Genre: Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4370

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## Summary

panegyric of Pope Urban II, admired by Guibert at least partially because he is French. Guibert then compliments the French for their long-standing loyalty to the Popes, and for their generally Christian behavior.[38] Guibert then proceeds to describe the rise of Peter the Hermit as leader of the poor people who misguidedly set out on the Crusade, a group whose lack of control outrages Guibert throughout the Gesta.[39] However, he quickly returns to giving an account of the aristocrats who took the cross, composing panegyrics for Godfrey, Baldwin, and Eustace of Bouillon, complimenting Godfrey in particular for his military victories in skirmishes with the Greek emperor. The second book e...

## Chapters

- [Chapter 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-deeds-of-god-through-the-franks-4370/chapters/10/index.md)
- [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-deeds-of-god-through-the-franks-4370/chapters/7/index.md)
- [Chapter 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-deeds-of-god-through-the-franks-4370/chapters/8/index.md)
- [Chapter 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-deeds-of-god-through-the-franks-4370/chapters/9/index.md)
- [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-deeds-of-god-through-the-franks-4370/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-deeds-of-god-through-the-franks-4370/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-deeds-of-god-through-the-franks-4370/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-deeds-of-god-through-the-franks-4370/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-deeds-of-god-through-the-franks-4370/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-deeds-of-god-through-the-franks-4370/chapters/2/index.md)