The Ambush

Syria, Palestine: In the year of our Lord 1187. The territories occupied by the Latins under Guy of Lusignan,

King of

Jerusalem and the united realms of the Ayyubids under Sultan Saladin were keeping an unstable truce.

Knowing that

this truce could be broken by the pettiest trespass Lord Raynald of Chatillon, a confident of the King,

regularly attacked

and plundered Muslim caravans. These misdeeds driven by pride, hatred and greed provoked the single

greatest catastrophe

in the history of the crusades and sealed the beginning of the end of Christian reign in Outremer. A

reign based

on faith, courage, honour and glory, carried throughout the land on blazing wings of thunder.

"In the year 1177 the Crusaders had defeated Saladin´s forces at the Battle of Montgisard. What ensued was

a truce which was repeatedly broken by the Christian kings ally Raynald of Chatillon who attacked peaceful

Muslim caravans without any obvious reason. Longing for war he couldnt foresee that his actions would

trigger the beginning of the end of the Christian dominance over the Holy Land. "