tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339341627655003640.post156242945019740451..comments2024-02-28T12:16:32.546+01:00Comments on Helena Schrader's Historical Fiction: Writing Biographical Fiction: SaladinHelena P. Schraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06535398166485310212noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339341627655003640.post-57319746135132533642023-10-25T21:27:18.338+02:002023-10-25T21:27:18.338+02:00That is not to say he was so evil as some suggeste...That is not to say he was so evil as some suggested - he did respect others and viewed some like King Baldwin IV, Sir Balian d'Ibelin and even King Richard I as worthy opponents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339341627655003640.post-11377183037055523172017-05-06T15:43:46.825+02:002017-05-06T15:43:46.825+02:00". . . and certainly too much to swallow for ...". . . and certainly too much to swallow for readers raised on the Kingdom-of-Heaven Saladin."<br /><br />Lies and misconceptions are still lies and misconceptions, Professor. Don't give in to, or perpetuate them. The truth hurts. As you pointed out:<br /><br />"the Lady of Ibelin was also a Byzantine princess and a relation of the ruling Greek Emperor Isaac II Angelus, with whom Saladin had just concluded a treaty of alliance . . . Saladin’s decision was certainly salted with a pinch of self-interest."<br /><br />Self-interest "dampens" the generosity part, somewhat.Mystic Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593826779432906953noreply@blogger.com