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, 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.
See also
- Tancred, Prince of Galilee - alternative claimant of "the first Christian knight over the walls of Jerusalem "
References
- Reichberg, Gregory M.; Syse, Henrik; Begby, Endre (2006). The ethics of war: classic and contemporary readings. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-4051-2377-8.
- J. S. C. Riley-Smith, Jonathan Phillips, Alan V. Murray, Guy Perry and Nicholas Morton (2016). A Database of Crusaders to the Holy Land, 1095–1149. "Lethold of Tournai".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Asbridge, Thomas (2004). "The First Crusade, A New History," Oxford University Press. p. 315.