THE TURKS FROM THE EYES OF RALPH OF CAEN: THE FIRST CRUSADE
This study investigates the First Crusaders’ perceptions of the Turks from the eyes of an eyewithness Ralph of Caen. The study analyses the perspectives of his work: the Gesta Tancredi and how the crusaders underlined the ‘otherness’ of the Turks. The first part of the study briefly explains the life of Ralph of Caen. The second part investigates the brief biography of Tancred as he was central in the work under consideration as well as he was the patron and the commander of Ralph of Caen in the First Crusade. Then this study analyses in what ways the work in question underlines the otherness of the Turks and how the heroic deeds of the crusader forces are showed.

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Keywords
Medieval Era, First Crusade, Ralph of Caen, Tancred, The Turkish Image of Europe