Ludolf of Tournai or Letholdus was the first Christian knight over the walls of Jerusalem during the
siege of Jerusalem of 1099, essentially ending the
First Crusade
The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The objective was the recovery of the Holy Land from Islamic ru ...
, according to a contemporary account by an unknown eyewitness. It is said that when the Muslims saw Ludolf emerge over the walls, many of them began to retreat further into Jerusalem.
[Asbridge, Thomas (2004). "The First Crusade, A New History," Oxford University Press. p. 315.]
See also
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Tancred, Prince of Galilee
Tancred (1075 – December 5 or December 12, 1112) was an Italo-Norman leader of the First Crusade who later became Prince of Galilee and regent of the Principality of Antioch. Tancred came from the house of Hauteville and was the great-grandson ...
- alternative claimant of ''"the first Christian knight over the walls of Jerusalem "''
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Christians of the First Crusade
Medieval knights