Talk:Raynald of Châtillon

Please stop sabotaging of this page with implicit Hamilton opinions

This page and others are littered with sentences stated as fact, while they come from a single source that runs contrary to consensus half the time: the very unknown Bernard Hamilton.

It seems that someone is trying to push their religio-poltiical views. Why don't the mods do anything? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.70.135.54 (talk) 04:48, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

The "very unknown Bernard Hamilton" has published more than a dozen books about medieval history and the history of the crusades ([1]). One of his books cited in the article was published by the Cambridge University Press. There is a collection of essays written by the leading experts of the history of the crusades which was dedicated explicitly to Hamilton ([2]). I am sure the article could be improved, but baseless accusations and biased approaches will not contribute to its improvement. Please be specific when communicating on the Talk page in the future, otherwise we have to ignore your remarks. Borsoka (talk) 09:03, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

I'm sure this is all covered in the discussions that were just archived, but...Hamilton is also the only one who has written anything substantial about him, even though the 1978 article is a bit short and maybe a bit out of date by now. But there are plenty of other good sources in the article as well, so the page is definitely not based on a single source. There was supposed to be an entire book dedicated to him, "Reynald of Châtillon: A Bio-Bibliographical Study" (edited by Paul Crawford), but it doesn't seem to have been published yet. Adam Bishop (talk) 20:54, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

Alex Mallett, one of the contributors to the book, informs me that as far as he knows, the book is still being published (but he doesn't know when). Adam Bishop (talk) 11:09, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

Still not sure about that book, but there is also "Differing Views of Renaud de Châtillon: William of Tyre and L'Estoire d'Eracles" by Philip Handyside, in Deeds done beyond the Sea: essays on William of Tyre, Cyprus and the Military Orders presented to Peter Edbury, ed. Susan B. Edgington and Helen J. Nicholson (Ashgate, 2014).

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@Freegils: thank you for your contribution. I reverted your edit first of all, because it was poorly formatted. Please use the Preview bottom before saving your edits. Secondly, the text contradicts other authors cited in the article (for instance, compare the versions about Raynald's raid in Cyprus). Thirdly, I assume some of your text are copied verbatim from the cited source which is not allowed. Please suggests your proposed edits here. Borsoka (talk) 05:37, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Not a martyr of Christian faith

Saladin executed him for his raids on caravans, a serious crime in any country and not a deed acceptable under the laws of Christian societies. Captured with Raynald de Chatillon was Guy de Lusignan, simply a prisoner of war. Saladin treated Guy de Lusignan with great mercy in no way contingent of abandoning Christianity in favor of Islam. Guy de Lusignan had done nothing really wrong. Guy de Lusignan was released after watching the (probably rightful) execution of Reynald de Chatillon without being pressured to convert to Islam.

Saladin had a reputation of justice in the Christian world, part of which originated in this incident. Caravan raiders are essentially pirates of the "sea of sand". Like all leaders of Christian or Muslim polities alike in that time, Saladin had no tolerance for murder and robbery and used the death penalty against such a crime.

I thus will strike him as a martyr of faith. Pbrower2a (talk) 13:32, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

Agreed. Raynald de Chatillon's treaty-breaking crimes against peaceful caravans are well evidenced and his execution was a clear example of routine justice. Iskandar323 (talk) 14:04, 2 January 2023 (UTC)