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So, richard was a great king who lived by the sword and died by the sword. >> at the end of the third crusade, saladin is able to return to demascus where he is given a heros welcome. but he has spent years and years fighting. physically and mentally he is shattered. and just six or seven months after richard has gone home, saladin falls ill. on the fourth of march, 1193, the great hero of the near east dies. >> this was a man who united all of these muslim groups and took back jerusalem from th...

Jerusalem is to reclaim the ha ram al sharif with the al aqsa mosque at its center. >> now he had to transform the entire haram back into an islamic space and repair everything that was damaged in one way or another by the crusaders or due to crusader use. >> the rock upon which the prophet ascended to heaven has been covered with marble and is stripped off. theres various images of christian religious figures on the walls. theyre removed or covered. and most symbolically of all, perhaps, theres...

But, he does not do that. hes well aware that something the christians really want back. so i dont think you can equate of any loss of money because it surpasses any money you can imagine. >> it is vital to have it as a good bargaining tool. it will be used in negotiations between muslims and crusaders for decades to come. solodyn decided to free g guy solignan. >> this is the 2nd of october,

King guy rallied his army outside the walls of jerusalem and marched north. while he has less experience as a great muslim leader, king guy believes his army is invisible. >> when the crusaders captured jerusalem, they discovered the relic of the true cross. >> a small cross that people said it was from jesus crucified. >> the cross was supposed to have miracle power that would give soldiers and anyone who would carry that into battle the power to win over the enemies.

Emotionally to christians and to muslims. >> their negotiations are some of the most fascinating negotiations that take place because theyre exactly like a modern peace negotiations between the israelis and the palestinians, for example. they say essentially, you think jerusalems yours, and we think jerusalems ours. >> saladin declines to meet richard in person. he says its not proper that leaders should meet, and if we dont make an agreement, we may then fight again. >> so the person who tried ...

>> saladin has the true cross. he says that to him, its a worthless piece of wood. but hes well aware its something that the christians really want back. >> so i dont think you can equate it with any loss of money because it surpasses any money you can imagine. >> so its vital to have it as a good bargaining tool. and it will be used in negotiations between muslims and crusaders for decades to come. >> but saladin decides to free guy of lusignan, perhaps signaling to the crusaders that hes magna...

King guy has rallied his army outside the walls of jerusalem and marched north. but while he is less experienced than the great muslim leader, king guy believes his army is invincible as long as they fight beneath the true cross. >> when the crusaders captured jerusalem in 1099, they discovered the relic of the true cross. its a small piece of wood that people said, this is from where jesus was crucified. >> the true cross was supposed to have miracle powers that would give soldiers and anyone w...

Alarming message. >> richard got negative news from england that his brother, john, is conspiring with philip, the king of france, to become king of england. >> richard is essentially pulled in two directions. either he goes back to reclaim his throne from his brother, john, or he stays longer in the holy land to solidify his holdings, retake jerusalem, and maintain his defenses. he cant do both at the same time. ultimately, he recognizes that if he stays one moment longer, he will be out of a k...

>> while saladin focuses on jerusalem, the crusaders have regrouped under the command of king guy. >> saladin allowed king guy to go freely on the condition that he sail across the sea, meaning he goes back to france from whence he came. guy is not so naive. he recognizes that he still has another card to play. >> he goes to this little island about two miles offshore and comes back and says, ive been overseas. >> in allowing him to live, saladin unwittingly allowed king guy to reconstitute his ...