Saladin vs. Richard: The Battle of Arsuf - Third Crusade

September, 1191: Richard the Lionheart advances south during the Third Crusade. However, Saladin is determined to stop him. Near the town of Arsuf, the two will meet in battle during a critical moment of the Third Crusade. Watch our full-length documentary on the Third Crusade: Get my book about the Crusades: =sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461105827&sr=8-1&keywords=why does the heathen rage Support my work on Patreon: Get the music used in this video: Featuring clips and visuals by the great Nedim Can Incebay () Sources: -Baha ad-Din ibn-Shaddad - The Rare and Excellent History of Saladin, trans. D.S. Richards, (Ashgate, 2002) -The Conquest of Jerusalem and the Third Crusade, trans. Peter W Edbury, (Ashgate, 1998) -Ehrenkreutz, Andrew - Saladin, (State University of New York, 1972) -Gesta Regis Ricardi: The Chronicle of the Third Crusade, trans. Helen Nicholson, (Ashgate, 2001) -Gillingham, John - Richard the Lionheart, (Times Books, 1978) -Hosler, John D. - The Siege of Acre, 1189-1191, (Yale, 2018) -Ibn al-Athir - The Chronicle of Ibn al-Athir for the Crusading Period, Part 2, trans. D.S. Richards (Ashgate, 2005) -Tyerman, Christopher - God’s War, (Harvard University Press, 2006) #Crusades #ThirdCrusade #RealCrusadesHistory