Louis IX in Medieval Arabic Sources: The Saint, the King, and the Sicilian Connection
(2016)
Journal Article
El-Merheb, M. (2016). Louis IX in Medieval Arabic Sources: The Saint, the King, and the Sicilian Connection. Al-Masāq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean, 28(3), 282-301. https://doi.org/10.1080/09503110.2016.1243780
This article examines the portrayal of Louis IX in medieval Arabic historiography to show the importance of cross-cultural Mediterranean interaction. It argues that the image of Louis was influenced by information originating from the Sicilian Hohens... Read More about Louis IX in Medieval Arabic Sources: The Saint, the King, and the Sicilian Connection.