'Templar of Tyre'

The so-called ''Templar of Tyre'' is the third and longest section of an important 14th-century chronicle known as the Gestes des Chiprois. Written by a Cypriot knight who served the Templar Master William of Beaujeu as an Arabic translator and a member of his immediate retinue, the ''Templar of Tyre'' provides precious contemporary insights, often drawn from the author''s personal experience, in...