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IP Characters (Marquis Conrad of Montferrat (Claimant to the throne of…
IP Characters
Marquis Conrad of Montferrat
Claimant to the throne of Jerusalem
Attempts to acquire throne by marrying Isabelle, who is the sister of Sibylla, Guy's wife who died - Isabelle rightful ruler
Author deeply disapproves - religious, supports Richard who support Guy
Becomes king - Richard allows - and is immediately assassinated
Shown to be conspiring with Saladin - negative
Part of army
In one instance, has Turkish hostages he is supposed to give to Richard but refuses until France gets half of the cross/money
Richard I
Text organised around him
Author a huge fan
Commands Crusade army - eventually takes control of most of it
Capable warrior and commander
Has a host of Turkish hostages - when Saladin does not come forward to pay ransom he kills them all
Criticized by army for not leading them straight to Jerusalem - he realises it would be a tactical mistake, leads them elsewhere - debate - coward?
Spends the most amount of time on crusade - England in a mess
Saladin
Main antagonist in theory
Negative representation
Diplomatically cooperates with Richard on occasion but still a serious threat
Both rulers alternate between outright aggression and diplomacy
By the end of the war when pilgrimages are taking place Saladin treats pilgrims very well, despite Turks wanting revenge, a visiting bishop observes that he and Richard are both great men, much could have been achieved if they worked together
Saphadin
Saladin's brother and occasional ally to Richard
Him and Richard appear to have formed a friendship e.g. horse incident
Often present in negotiations
During Saladin and Conrad's conspiring he points out there can't be peace if Richard isn't included
At the end of the crusade Saphadin accompanies some of the pilgrims himself to ensure their safety
Philip II of France
Continual antagonist
Richard and Philip at war before the crusade - put war aside to take cross
When Philip leaves the Holy Land he causes trouble at home for Richard
Leads French army
Duke of Burgundy
Takes control of Philip's army when he leaves
French army shown as leaving the crusade army under his command despite the fact he can't pay them
French commander
Composes insulting song about Richard - disliked
Shown as arriving late with his forces - results in losses
King Guy of Jerusalem
Current King of Jerusalem when the crusade starts - contested by Conrad