| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (55 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
| Series |
Lost worlds |
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Lost worlds (Television program)
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| Summary |
"In 1179, the Muslim Sultan, Saladin, launched an assault on the crusader castle of Jacob's Ford in the Holy Land. As his troops poured through a burning breach in the walls, the Christian garrison of elite Templar Knights made a bloody last stand. 800 of the garrison were butchered and a further 700 taken captive. With the stronghold overrun, Saladin razed it to the ground. The site remained abandoned for eight centuries, until now, when the true significance of Jacob's Ford, about 50 miles north-west of Jerusalem, is becoming apparent. The doco explores whether the fall of this fort was actually a pivotal moment in the history of the Crusades as well as the wider struggle between Islam and the West. (From the UK, in English)" -- website |
| Notes |
Off-air recording of SBS-TV broadcast November 4, 2007. Copied under Part Va of the Copyright Act |
| Credits |
Produced and directed by Ian Potts |
| Performer |
Narrated by Michael Praed |
| Notes |
Rated: PG |
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DVD. Region unspecified |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Saladin Sultan of Egypt and Syria, 1137-1193
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Baudouin IV King of Jerusalem, 1160-1185
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Crusades -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Palestine -- History
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| Author |
Potts, Ian
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Praed, Michael
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SBS-TV
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