Legacies of the Crusades : proceedings of the Ninth Conference of the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East, Odense, 27 June - 1 July 2016. Volume 1

When war ended, the hard work began. Crusader warfare was only the beginning, for after peace came huge and often fundamental changes for individuals and societies. First it was necessary to establish firm and secure agreements between enemies, and take care of prisoners of war and refugees. Soon followed new legal systems, and new social groups emerged as old and new families intermarried, or entire segments of the population became subordinates under new rulers. And in a longer time perspective, the entire physical landscape was changed to conform to and express the beliefs and values of the conquerors. The military expeditions of the medieval crusades are well studied, at different times and in many diverse areas, but the consequences for individuals and societies much less. This book opens up a new research area, and contributes with 11 studies covering the Middle Eastern crusader states, the Mediterranean, and the Baltic Sea. Front Matter 1 Torben Kjersgaard Nielsen and Kurt Villads Jensen. Introduction 13 Alan V. Murray. From Jerusalem to Mexico 21 Ahmed M. Sheir. Between the Downfall of Edessa and the Capture of Damietta 47 Betty Binysh. Give me Three Good Reasons for a Muslim to end a crusade 73 Tomislav Karlović. On the Role of Roman law in the Crusader States 95 Jochen Burgtorf. Refugees in the Latin East before and during the Third Crusade (1168–1192) 115 Adam Simmons. Desire, Myth, and Necessity 137 Shlomo Lotan. Unknown Leaders 157 Nicholas Coureas. The Formation and Evolution of the Class of Burgesses in the Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus 1192–1474 169 Nicholas McDermott. The Knight Hospitaller Slave system and its Variety of Enslaved Groups on Cyprus, Rhodes and Malta 189 Mihkel Mäesalu. Agreements on the Acceptance of Christianity between Crusaders and Pagans in Thirteenth–Century Livonia 213 Anti Selart. A Crusader and the Chieftain’s Daughter 239 Raitis Simsons. The Inclusion of Indigenous Western Baltic People in the Teutonic Order’s Prussian and Curonian Land Administration in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries 261 Gregory Leighton. The Teutonic Order and the Origins of its State as an Example of a Crusading Landscape in Fourteenth–Century Prussia 285 "When war ended, the hard work began. Crusader warfare was only the beginning, for after peace came huge and often fundamental changes for individuals and societies. First it was necessary to establish firm and secure agreements between enemies, and take care of prisoners of war and refugees. Soon followed new legal systems, and new social groups emerged as old and new families intermarried, or entire segments of the population became subordinates under new rulers. And in a longer time perspective, the entire physical landscape was changed to conform to and express the beliefs and values of the conquerors.00The military expeditions of the medieval crusades are well studied, at different times and in many diverse areas, but the consequences for individuals and societies much less. This book opens up a new research area, and contributes with 11 studies covering the Middle Eastern crusader states, the Mediterranean, and the Baltic Sea." -- Provided by publisher