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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear Crusading specialists Can you help ? Some years ago, browsing through a shelf full of English translations of original texts on the Crusades, I came across a reference to the Breton contingent behaving badly on their way to the FIRST Crusade. Foolishly I never copied down the citation. I think the incident was in Southern Italy but it could equally well have been in Byzantium. The Bretons under Duke Alain Fergent attached themselves to Robert of Normandy. (I know there is often confusion in documents between Bretons and Britons - nothing new here - so if in doubt, I'll collect references to naughty Britons as well.) Apologies in advance to Andre-Yves & Denis for the suggestion that Bretons could possibly behave badly - it must be a calumny - or a mistake for Britons! Brenda ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html