“Adversarial Camaraderie” at the Siege of Acre: Archery and Wrestling Competitions
Andrew Holt Ph.D.
Professor John D. Hosler’s fascinating book on the siege of Acre during the Third Crusade provides a brief, but interesting, consideration of the interactions that sometimes took place between combatants during the siege. Regardless of the violence of the siege, Hosler notes that “the spaces...