Medieval Information

During the Medieval Times, the possession of the holy lands was needed. Thousands of crusaders sailed towards Jerusalem on an epic odyssey that would cost thousands of lives. Having besieged Arqa until May 13, the crusaders decided to besiege Jerusalem itself. Before getting to Jerusalem, the crusaders arrived at Tripoli; where the governor gave them food, water and horses.

On June 7, 1099, the crusaders arrived Jerusalem itself. Many cried because of the sight of the city that they dreamt about seeing. The siege began a few hours later.

On July 15 of that same year, Jerusalem finally surrendered after many crusaders managed to get on the walls. It is estimated that out of the 7,000 knights who participated, only about 2,000 were alive. To this we can add another 12,000 foot soldiers out of 20,000.

Upon entering the city, the crusaders massacred every woman children and man on their sight. Many retreated to The Tower of David, but it was quickly surrendered and many crusaders say that there was so much blood on the floor that it was very hard to walk on it.

The only survivors were the governor and his royal guard; who surrendered The Tower of David in order to be left alive.