According to legend, Florine and her husband Sweyn lead an army of 1500 Danish knights on to a crusade, as the couple had planned to get married in Jerusalem. However, they were ambushed by the Turks in Cappadocia, Anatolia, and were severely outnumbered. According to one tradition, the couple fought valiantly until Florine was pierced by either 6 or 7 arrows. Another rendition is that Florine was captured by the Turks, before getting beheaded in front of the Sultan. [1]
AuthenticityEdit
Historians are sceptical of Florine's existence, as only one chronicle mentions her name, which was written by Albert of Aix. William of Tyre, one of the chroniclers of the crusades, mentions her husband Sweyn, but not her. [2]
FictionEdit
Florine's life was dramatized by William Bernard McCabe in the novel Florine, Princess of Burgundy: A Tale of the First Crusaders, published in 1855.
ReferencesEdit
^CaraBeth. “The Legend of Florine of Burgundy.” History of Royal Women, 5 May 2018, www.historyofroyalwomen.com/the-royal-women/the-legend-of-florine-of-burgundy/. Accessed 10 Aug. 2023.
^Christopoulos, Athanassios Nick. “Sybel von c L H - the History & Literature of the Crusades - 1861.” Www.academia.edu, no. Volume 1, 1861, www.academia.edu/26879319/Sybel_von_C_L_H_The_History_and_Literature_of_the_Crusades_1861. Accessed 10 Aug. 2023.
Edgington, Susan; Sarah Lambert (2002). Gendering the Crusades. Columbia University Press. pp. 53–54. ISBN978-0-231-12598-7.
October 15, 2023
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