Rhedir gan School of History, Law and Social Sciences

20.000 Credyd neu 10.000 Credyd ECTS

Semester 1

Trefnydd: Dr Euryn Roberts

When the fateful news of Jerusalem’s fall to the Islamic armies of Saladin in October 1187 reached Pope Urban III, it is said that he fell dead due to the shock. Close to a century had passed since the armies of the First Crusade had captured the holy city in a tremendous outpouring of violence and zeal in 1099. This module sets out to explore the events leading up to, and the aftermath of these notable events; a period which continues in many ways to be an emotional tinderbox for some in the East and the West. You will be provided with an insight into the motivations and actions of colourful characters such as Saladin and Richard the Lionheart, along with an opportunity to scrutinize a sample of the wealth of surviving primary sources (both textual and material). The module is also concerned with the unique society which developed in the Crusader States during the twelfth century, and you will be encouraged to assess the wider cultural, political, social and religious impact of this age of holy war.

The module aims to acquaint students with the main developments and impact of holy wars on the Eastern Mediterranean during the period 1095-1197; to introduce rival interpretations of topics covered and equip students to judge between them; to encourage students to synthesize their understanding of the topic as a whole; and to let them take special interest in particular aspects.

This module explores the following themes:

1. Introduction: The Birth of Holy War; 2. The First Crusade; 3. The Challenges of a New Land c.1097-c.1152; 4. Foreigners no more? Society, Culture and Religion in the Crusader States; 5. The Military Orders; 6. The Second Crusade; 7. The Rise of Nur ad-Din and the Struggle for Egypt; 8. Warfare, strategy and castles in an Age of Holy War; 9. The Leper-King and the Defender of Islam; 10. The Third Crusade and its Aftermath

You will be given an opportunity to focus in-depth on these themes and on the underpinning primary sources in your seminars.

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Excellent students (A-, A, A+, A* [70s and above]) will show this solid achievement across the criteria combined with particularly impressive depths of knowledge and/or subtlety of analysis.

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Threshold students (D- [42%]) will demonstrate an appropriate depth of knowledge of at least parts of the relevant field, and will make at least partly-successful attempts to frame arguments which engage with historical controversies

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Good students (C-, C, C+ [50s]) will demonstrate a greater depth of knowledge, and an ability to present evidence-based and coherent arguments on a number of topics relevant to the field. Very good students (B-, B, B+ [60s]) will show a solid level of achievement in all the criteria listed.

1. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the development and consequences of Holy Wars during the period 1095-1197.

2. Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of some aspects of the topic.

3. Judge between competing historical interpretations of the period, including current historiographical positions.

4. Present clear, evidence-based, and cogent historical arguments on aspects of the history of Holy Wars during the period 1095-1197.

5. Demonstrate a close familiarity with a range of primary sources and/or archaeological reports, and use them in historical argument.

		Oriau

• Llythrennedd - Medrusrwydd mewn darllen ac ysgrifennu drwy amrywiaeth o gyfryngau
• Hunanreolaeth - Gallu gweithio mewn ffordd effeithlon, prydlon a threfnus. Gallu edrych ar ganlyniadau tasgau a digwyddiadau, a barnu lefelau o ansawdd a phwysigrwydd
• Archwilio - Gallu ymchwilio ac ystyried dewisiadau eraill
• Adalw gwybodaeth - Gallu mynd at wahanol ac amrywiol ffynonellau gwybodaeth
• Sgiliau Rhyngbersonol - Gallu gofyn cwestiynau, gwrando'n astud ar atebion a'u harchwilio
• Dadansoddi Beirniadol & Datrys Problem - Gallu dadelfennu a dadansoddi problemau neu sefyllfaoedd cymhleth. Gallu canfod atebion i broblemau drwy ddadansoddiadau ac archwilio posibiliadau
• Cyflwyniad - Gallu cyflwyno gwybodaeth ac esboniadau yn glir i gynulleidfa. Trwy gyfryngau ysgrifenedig neu ar lafar yn glir a hyderus.
• Gwaith Tîm - Gallu cydweithio'n adeiladol ag eraill ar dasg gyffredin, ac/neu fod yn rhan o dîm gweithio o ddydd i ddydd
• Dadl - Gallu cyflwyno, trafod a chyfiawnhau barn neu lwybr gweithredu, naill ai gydag unigolyn neu mewn grwˆp ehangach

• problem solving to develop solutions to understand the past
• understanding the complexity of change over time; in specific contexts and chronologies
• being sensitive to the differences, or the "otherness" of the past, and the difficulty to using it as a guide to present or future action
• being sensitive to the role of perceptions of the past in contemporary cultures
• producing logical and structured arguments supported by relevant evidence
• planning, designing, executing and documenting a programme of research, working independently
• marshalling and critically appraising other people's arguments, including listening and questioning
• demonstrating a positive and can-do approach to practical problems
• demonstrating an innovative approach, creativity, collaboration and risk taking
• preparing effective written communications for different readerships
• making effective and appropriate use of relevant information technology
• making critical and effective use of information retrieval skills using paper-based and electronic resources
• collaborating effectively in a team via experience of working in a group
• appreciating and being sensitive to different cultures and dealing with unfamiliar situations
• critical evaluation of one's own and others' opinions

Goblygiadau o ran adnoddau ar gyfer myfyrwyr

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Rhestrau Darllen Bangor (Talis)

http://readinglists.bangor.ac.uk/modules/hth-3154.html

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A select biliography of general works.

T. Asbridge, The Creation of the Principality of Antioch, 1098-1130 (Woodbridge, 2000) J. Bronstein, The Hospitallers and the Holy Land: Financing the Latin East, 1187-1274 (Woodbridge, 2005) P. W. Edbury, John of Ibelin and the Kingdom of Jerusalem (Woodbridge, 1997) N. Housley, Religious Warfare in Europe, 1400-1536 (Oxford, 2002) H. Nicholson (ed.), Palgrave Advances in the Crusades (Basingstoke, 2005) J. Phillips, Defenders of the Holy Land: Relations Between the Latin East and the West, 1119-1187 (Oxford, 1996) J. Riley-Smith, The First Crusaders, 1095-1131 (Cambridge, 1997) C. Robinson, Islamic Historiography (Cambridge, 2003) M. Barber and K. Bate (trans.), Letters from the East : crusaders, pilgrims and settlers in the 12th-13th centuries (2010) L. Riley-Smith and J, Riley-Smith, (eds), The Crusades: Idea and Reality 1095–1274 (1981) J. France, The Crusades and the Expansion of Catholic Christendom (2005) C. Hillenbrand, The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives (1999) P. M. Holt, The Age of the Crusades (1986) N. Housley, Contesting the Crusades (2006) A. Jotishky, Crusading and the Crusader States (2004) A. Jotishky (ed.), The Crusades (2008) P. Lock, The Routledge Companion to the Crusades (2006) H.E. Mayer, The Crusades 2nd edn (1987) J. Richard, The Crusades c.1071–c.1291 (1999) C. Morris, The Sepulchre of Christ and the Medieval West (2007) J. Phillips, Holy Warriors : a Modern History of the Crusades (2009) J. Riley-Smith (ed.), The Atlas of the Crusades (1991) J. Riley-Smith, (ed.), The Oxford Illustrated History of the Crusades (1995) S. Runciman, History of the Crusades (1951–4) K. M. Setton, (ed.), A History of the Crusades 2nd edn (1969–89) E. Siberry, Criticism of Crusading 1095–1274 (1985) J. Tolan, Saracens: Islam in the medieval European imagination (2002) C. Tyerman, England and the Crusades 1095–1588 (1988) C. Tyerman, The Invention of the Crusades (1998) C. Tyerman, God’s War (2006)