Certainty: 3 Roger of Antioch & Baldwin of Edessa prepared to fight Bursuq's army Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 First battle of Tall Danith: the Frankish victory & its consequences Certainty: 2
1119
Certainty: 3 Roger of Antioch chose the site for the Field of Blood
Roger of Antioch was impatient to begin operations against Ilghazi and his allies, who were ravaging the Antiochene borders. Roger probably listened too much to the border barons, whose lands were raided yearly, and were being devastated while the army remained at Artah. He had asked the patriarch, Bernard of Valence, to come with him to Artah and deliver a sermon. Bernard saw that at Artah they were in a well-supplied situation likely to be easily defended, and preached that they preserve these advantages and repent of their sins, so as to fight a just war. Roger was determined to move forward, and did not listen. When Bernard realised that Roger would disregard his views, he restated them carefully, but in vain. He then took Roger's confession, saw him make his will, blessed him as he set out, repeated his exhortation to virtue and returned sobbing to Antioch. If Roger had reamined at Artah, he would soon have had the wise advice of Baldwin II. Walter the Chancellor, who was present, narrates the advance to the Field of Blood in the first person plural, making it plain that he disapproved
Certainty: 3 Developments before the arrival of Baldwin II Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Baldwin II & Pons of Tripoli arrived in Antioch to stabilise the situation after death of Roger Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Second battle of Danith: no victory to either side Certainty: 3
1127
Certainty: 2 Bohemond II captured Kafartab, but quarelled with Joscelin: Baldwin had to separate them Certainty: 2
1128
Certainty: 2 Re-establishment of archbishopric of Tyre Certainty: 2