Deus Vult

A new and accessible history of the crusades, covering the nine Middle-Eastern crusades along with the less-well-known European ones

Jerusalem, 1099 AD, was the central focus of the First Crusade, the holy war between Christian Crusaders and the Saracens. Passionately motivated by the sight of their Holy City, the Crusaders stop and wait for orders to assault the citys stone walls. In that moment of hesitation, wing-walkers Kate Phillips and Jen Fillmore are pulled from twenty-first century Earth World and hurled into the land of Domar in Bigna World. The two find their lives caught in a world of medieval knights and scaly beasts, far from their high tech world. Brought to Domar to find a cure for the Bs plague spreading throughout Domar, Kate and Jen are plunged into the deep, mystical chambers of Rapio, the sinister, dark Prince of Bigna. The fate of Jerusalem 1099 AD hangs on their actions in Domar. Blasting Trumpets, the second book in The Locket Chronicles, is a continuation of the life journey of two characters, Kate and Jen, who first appeared in The Morgan Chronicles, the first series by Carole Bailey.

November 1095. Pope Urban II ignited the passions of the Princes of Europe with his fiery sermon and call for a holy war against the Saracen Turks. Inspired by this cause, Sir Rodrigo, a young knight from Castile, set out to join the Crusade, but an unexpected encounter challenges his beliefs about the Pope’s proclamation, leaving him determined to uncover the truth. Throughout his fateful journey he experiences the epic triumphs and horrific tragedies of the First Crusade as they march toward Jerusalem. His unrelenting quest for truth will test his very faith in God when the crusaders reach their final goal.

To obtain the Holy Grail... ...he must face The Demon King! Ser Domingo of the Kingdom of Castille-Leon must confront horrors such as he's never seen after a hard battle to win Jerusalem in the first crusades. He is transported to another realm where he must run the gauntlet of strange, magical creatures. But while there, he learns there is a prophecy to fulfill, one that means more than a simple holy relic, but he holds the fate of this realm and perhaps all of the lands beyond in his hands! Fans of classic fantasy comics like Conan The Barbarian and Prince Valiant will love Deus Vult!

The title of this book, also the title of my poem I Swim in Seas of Thirty-Two Legions, reflects all I ve felt I swam. For every strange, forbidden thought that one would not dare to speak out loud read mine and find comfort in that we all carry a full moon. At times I choose to bear it all and at times I flirt with words riddles. You question yourself, your partners, your children, your vocations, and humanity. Without these questions one would never grow, one would never see all their purpose. So I invite you to dance, swim, fly, and even sink with me in open oceans, dark skies, and on earthbound sands. Angel... Even if you Break My Heart... you'll always be my angel... because you gave my poems wings... Wings to Fly!

Part of text with translation from Paul of venice's lengthy and elaborate work on logic written in the 139os.

The edition of the "Geistbuch", a Middle High German treatise on the Christian path to perfection from the first half of the 14th century, which also circulated in the Netherlands, gives insights into vernacular theological discussions from the time of the trial against Meister Eckhart. Die Edition des "Geistbuchs", eines mittelhochdeutschen Traktats über den christlichen Weg zur Vollkommenheit aus der ersten Hälfte des 14. Jahrhunderts, der auch in den Niederlanden zirkulierte, bietet Einblick in die volkssprachlichen theologischen Diskussionen aus der Zeit des Prozesses gegen Meister Eckhart.

God wills it! The year is 1095 and the most prominent leaders of the Christian World are assembled in a meadow in France. Deus lo volt! This cry is taken up, echoes forth, is carried on. The Crusades have started, and wave after wave of Christian pilgrims rush to assault the growing power of Muslims in the Holy Land. Two centuries long, it will become the defining war of the Western world.