Siege of Sidon
1110 battle of the Norwegian Crusade / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The siege of Sidon was an event in the aftermath of the First Crusade. The coastal city of Sidon was captured by the forces of Baldwin I of Jerusalem and Sigurd I of Norway, with assistance from the Ordelafo Faliero, Doge of Venice.
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Part of the Norwegian Crusade | |||||||||
King Sigurd and King Baldwin ride from Jerusalem to the river Jordan by Gerhard Munthe | |||||||||
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Fatimid Caliphate | |||||||||
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Governor of Sidon[lower-alpha 1] | |||||||||
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Franks
Venetians
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Fatimids
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unknown, but probably minor | unknown, but probably large |
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