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The Gesta Tancredi of Ralph of Caen: A History of the Normans on the First Crusade. Translated by Bernard S. Bachrach and David S. Bachrach. Burlington, Vt.: Ashgate, 2005. ISBN 0-7546-3710-7. Maps. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Pp. xii, 183. 874.95.
Ralph of Caen's biography of Tancred is an important source for the First Crusade. Although not himself a participant, Ralph went to Syria, probably in 1108, after serving in Bohemond of Taranto's household on the abortive crusade of 1107. lie knew many of those who had been on the First Crusade, including Bohemond and Arnulf of Chocques, who had taught him back in Normandy. In Syria he served in Tancred's household and met the survivors who were now settled there. His account contains details which...