They did not just gave up, it was after a very long siege. Saladin had marched the prisoners from the nearby castle of LaPev which was one of the main logistical centers of the Crusades in the region. Once the defenders of Belvoir saw them, they knew they have no backup and that they were the last stronghold. This was one of the most epic sieges in the entire crusade period.
If you go to the southeast corner, you'll see a broken block with a swastika that was in secondary use. From this it follows that the Crusaders built their fortress on the basis of something more ancient. Maybe from the time of the Talmud, maybe from the time of the Bible, so to say that the entire fortress is a Crusader fortress is not true, it is a fortress that was created on the basis of an earlier structure, and an earlier settlement.@@thebiblecomestolife
@@thebiblecomestolifeIf you go to the southeast corner, you'll see a broken block with a swastika that was in secondary use. From this it follows that the Crusaders built their fortress on the basis of something more ancient. Maybe from the time of the Talmud, maybe from the time of the Bible, so to say that the entire fortress is a Crusader fortress is not true, it is a fortress that was created on the basis of an earlier structure, and an earlier settlement.
The defenders surrendered on 5 January 1189.
So dis the Hospitallers just give up?
They did not just gave up, it was after a very long siege.
Saladin had marched the prisoners from the nearby castle of LaPev which was one of the main logistical centers of the Crusades in the region.
Once the defenders of Belvoir saw them, they knew they have no backup and that they were the last stronghold.
This was one of the most epic sieges in the entire crusade period.
Bulshit, Mair Ben dov found menora and juwish setelment, and older ruins.
so why the Bulahit part? there was a Jewish vilage on that spot named Kochva, why this is concidered by you as BS?
If you go to the southeast corner, you'll see a broken block with a swastika that was in secondary use.
From this it follows that the Crusaders built their fortress on the basis of something more ancient.
Maybe from the time of the Talmud, maybe from the time of the Bible, so to say that the entire fortress is a Crusader fortress is not true, it is a fortress that was created on the basis of an earlier structure, and an earlier settlement.@@thebiblecomestolife
@@thebiblecomestolifeIf you go to the southeast corner, you'll see a broken block with a swastika that was in secondary use. From this it follows that the Crusaders built their fortress on the basis of something more ancient. Maybe from the time of the Talmud, maybe from the time of the Bible, so to say that the entire fortress is a Crusader fortress is not true, it is a fortress that was created on the basis of an earlier structure, and an earlier settlement.