Title

Montreal, Crusader castle, Shoubak, Jordan.

Caption

Montreal, Crusader castle, Shoubak, Jordan. The castle of Montreal was built in 1115 by Baldwin I of Jerusalem. It later passed to Raynald of Chatillon, who used it as a base from which to attack passing caravans. In May 1189 the castle fell to the army of Saladin after a siege lasting almost two years during which the defenders are said to have sold their wives and children for food.

Date

1996

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Vivienne Sharp

Reference

HRM19D82_355

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,7Mb) / 17,1in x 11,4in / 5126 x 3407 (300dpi)

Keywords

hill building buildings religious architecture walls Jordan religion geography castle color colour defence ruins medieval ruin fortress Christianity Montreal fortification stronghold century ruined hilltop Jordanian mediaeval Middle Ages VIVIENNE SHARP 12th century Crusades geographical feature TGN photograph Crusader castle Vivienne Sharp Sharp Vivienne VS VSP Saladin Salah ad-Din Yusuf Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi Shoubak Baldwin I Raynald of Chatillon Chatillon Raynald of Raynald de Chatillon Baldwin I Raynald of Chatillon Saladin photograph