tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683681702039130081.post8810003909575378433..comments2023-12-06T09:36:49.503-08:00Comments on Defending the Crusader Kingdoms: Rogue Baron? A Closer Look at Reynald de ChâtillonHelena P. Schraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06535398166485310212noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683681702039130081.post-12942346991535358252016-07-18T09:04:35.620-07:002016-07-18T09:04:35.620-07:00It is too easy to dismiss him as a merely self int...It is too easy to dismiss him as a merely self interested rouge baron. The fact is that he was a major figure dwelling in the far fringes of Christendom, such a position necessitates a disposition towards violence and risk taking. He struck the moslems hard and often and perhaps as the article wonderfully points out, was the closest and best attempt at knocking it off balance and out of unity. ProLepantohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15738065923442824129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683681702039130081.post-689749711835853212015-04-17T09:36:13.688-07:002015-04-17T09:36:13.688-07:00I'm thinking that I'm going to go with &qu...I'm thinking that I'm going to go with "Rogue Baron."<br /><br />Châtillon did as much to alienate his potential allies as he did his enemies. Even "serving the kingdom" really served his own self-interest, especially given how much the Muslims hated him. As long as the Kingdom survived, he survived.<br /><br />No, everything he did served his own self-interest first and foremost. I name him "Rogue Baron."Mystic Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593826779432906953noreply@blogger.com