Tancred, Prince of Galilee

Tancred (1072 - 1112) was a leader of the First Crusade, and later became regent of the Principality of Antioch and Prince of Galilee.

Tancred in fiction

The Gesta Tancredi is a biography of Tancred, written in Latin, by Ralph of Caen, a Norman who joined the First Crusade and served under Tancred and Bohemund. An English translation was published in 2005 by David S. Bachrach.

Related Topics:
Latin - Ralph of Caen

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Tancred appears as a character in Torquato Tasso's 16th-century poem, "Jerusalem Delivered", in which he is portrayed as an epic hero and given a fictional love interest, the pagan warrior-maiden Clorinda. He is also loved by the Princess Erminia of Antioch.

Related Topics:
Torquato Tasso - Jerusalem Delivered - Erminia

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