Annales de Terre Sainte by an anonymous Frenchman

Background and Biography

Background and Biography

Excerpts

English from Raynaud and Rohricht (1884)

• from Raynaud and Rohricht (1884:435)

In the year 1202, there was a great earthquake which toppled Acre and Sur (Tyre), Gibelet and Archis, and several other cities and the next year King Livon of Armenia entered Antioch and le print (?) and remained IIJ days.

In the year 1202, an earthquake devastated Acre, Sur (Tyre), Gibelet, and Archis, and part of Tripoli; and many Christian and Saracen towns.

Vulgar French from Raynaud and Rohricht (1884)

• from Raynaud and Rohricht (1884:435)

En M. CC et IJ, fu grans terremote et abati Acre et Sur, Gibelet et Arches, et plusieurs autres chitès ; et l'an après, entra le roy Livon d'Ermenie en Antioclie et le print , et deraoura dedens IIJ jours.

A. mil et CC et II, fu le crosle qui abati Acre, Sur, Gibelet et Arces et une partie de Triple; et chairent plusieurs chites des Crestiens et des Sarrasins.

Vulgar French from Raynaud and Rohricht (1884) - embedded

• see middle of page 435 columns A and B with dates En M. CC et IJ and A. mil et CC et IJ
• from Raynaud and Rohricht (1884:435)
• from archive.org

Chronology

Date	Reference	Corrections	Notes
1202 CE	In the year 1202	none

Seismic Effects

• there was a great earthquake which toppled Acre and Sur (Tyre), Gibelet and Archis, and several other cities
• an earthquake devastated Acre, Sur (Tyre), Gibelet and Archis, and part of Tripoli
• many Christian and Saracen towns were devastated

Locations

• Acre
• Sur (Tyre)
• Gibelet
• Archis
• part of Tripoli
• several other cities
• many Christian and Saracen towns were devastated

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