When Baldwin of Boulogne moved into the Armenian areas, the region as far as the Euphrates became his within a few days, as the Christians gave him the fortified towns and the Turks left; his name became so powerful that even Christian princes became his vassals, up to Edessa. His renown as Christian liberator reached Edessa so strongly that its rulers asked him to intervene there, with the good will of the aged Byzantine governor Thoros, who could not protect them against the Turks. Baldwin accepted the invitation, crossing the Euphrates with a few knights, leaving others to garrison the towns he had acquired; he sheltered from the Turks of Samosata in the town of a local Armenian ruler, who had to suffer a Turkish raid. Baldwin was received with great ceremony in Edessa. Thoros brought Baldwin to Edessa by promising an equal share of all revenues till his own death, and all susbsequent revenues, but now he offered fair annual pay. Baldwin refused to serve for a wage and prepared to leave; but the populace intervened