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In later years Salah ad-Din was greatly admired in Europe, too. There are thirteenth-century and fourteenth-century poems from France and Italy showing his generosity and other qualities.

Im excited about you watching this movie. I am a Catholic religiously, i enjoy your content as Muslims and your perspective. This movie is supposed to have one of the best acting performance for someone portraying Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub. The care and patience found within the acting of this person was astounding. The respect he showed his enemies was noble and gratious.

The reason why Balian could return to his home, without getting prosecuted is that he went on a crusade. His crimes were forgiven.

This film is not historically accurate, but it is historically illustrative, and really captures the gist of the events during the crusades, including the perspectives of the Christian and Muslim factions. This version of the film is an excellent movie and I’m glad you reacted to it.

1:22:19 What Salah ad-Din meant there is that strategically and as a physical location Jerusalem was really worth nothing, but spiritually and as a holy place for both Christians and Muslims, it is worth everything.

A+++ for watching the extended edition. I'm so glad you enjoyed one of my top historic epic movies of all time.

Some historical notes: 1) Guy de Lusignan was indeed an idiot, but the circumstances of his marriage to the King's sister differs. In reality, Sibylla wanted to marry him, despite him being only the younger son of a lesser lord in France. Guy was reputedly a strikingly handsome man, and was known as a very brave knight. Indeed, in his youth he very nearly killed William Marshal, who is considered the greatest knight to have ever lived, and was a close advisor and councillor to five Kings of England, and Regent for a couple years during the minority of Henry III. Anyway, Sibylla and her mother pestered Baldwin until he yielded and allowed the marriage. He regretted it as did the whole Kingdom. Guy leading the army to disaster at the Horns of Hattin in 1187 did happen. However, after the fall of Jerusalem, he was still considered king by some, and he led a faction during the following 3rd Crusade, with Richard I's support. However, eventually a new king was chosen and Guy was compensated by Richard with Cyprus. Guy ruled as King of Cyprus, founding a dynasty that lasted for a three hundred years, until his death in 1194. 2) Raynald de Chatillion was an even worse brigand than depicted in the film. He entered the Middle East during the 2nd Crusade as a mercenary and through cunning and courage, married his way into becoming the Prince of Antioch, a sovereign ruler. But he was a brutal man despised by most. He was captured by the Emir of Aleppo and sat in a dungeon for 15 years because no one wanted to pay his ransom. However, he was eventually released and deprived of Antioch, he was given the important lordship of Oultrejourdain where, as in the film, he behaved like a robber baron, often in the company of Guy. He even once developed a scheme to build a fleet on the Red Sea and sail to Mecca to steal Mohammed's body for ransom. As in the film, his barbarity incited (though he did not kill Saladin's sister) Saladin's wrath who laid siege to Raynold's seat at Kerak Castle and pillaged his domains for a month. It was Raynald who suggested to Guy that he attack Saladin, and thus they were routed at Hattin. As in the film, Saladin' struck off Raynald's head with his sword after the brigand attempted to win Saladin's hospitality by taking Guy's drinking cup. Saladin said: "A king does not kill a king, but that man's perfidy and insolence went too far." 3) Saladin offering Guy his cup is a custom of the rules of hospitality. By offering Guy his cup, he was declaring that Guy could not be harmed and was under his protection. He pointedly did not offer Raynald his cup, and refused to acknowledge Raynald's use of the cup, thus making it clear Raynald had no protection. 4) Tiberias is a character based on Count Raymond III of Tripoli (County of Tripoli in current Lebanon, not Libya). Historically he was a bit less of an honorable person, but he did feud with Raynald and Guy. Unlike the film, he fought at Hattin and some historians believe he was as much to blame for the disaster as Guy. The Muslims thought highly of him: "Nobody more influential than him, none braver and none more excellent in counsel."

I love you guys! I am jewish my father is from Algeria, may we have peaceful days together, one love.

That king at the end looking for Balian of Ibelin is Richard the Lionheart, the Pope called for a third crusade to take back Jerusalem. Richard took some cities in the coast, but could not take Jerusalem, the third crusade ended with a treaty that christians could again travel to and worship in Jerusalem. Also the king Baldwin IV of Jerusalem had a severe skin disease called leprosy, which in ancient times was very mortal. Nice reaction guys! Thanks for watching this masterpiece.

Sybilla killed her son as an act of mercy. Her son had leprosy and would have died an incredibly agonizing, prolonged death otherwise.

Thank you both so much for watching this! It absolutely made my entire week. Salahuddin was legendary among the Christian nations as a truly honorable man, and was deeply respected by King Richard of England, and especially King Baldwin IV (the leper king of Jerusalem). The crusades were an incredibly violent and tragic time, and the issues which drove the various factions involved were complex. But overall, despite the war and tensions in the Holy Land even today, I truly believe that the Abrahamic faiths are closer to a lasting peace than at any other point in history. Much love from the U.S. God protect you. السلام عليكم

This is in my top ten movies. The message it has about Godliness is profound. Some leaders are just and serve their fellow man. Others are wicked and only serve themselves. The movie also speaks to morality and Machiavellian principles. It is a kingdom of conscious or none at all.

Saladin's brother and King Richard the Lionheart of England became great friends during the 3rd Crusade, despite being enemies. Upon one occasion it is said that Saladin, observing a battle from afar, noted the great skill of one of the warriors and inquired as to his identity. He was informed that it was Richard of England. When Richard was unhorsed during the fighting, Saladin recalled his troops and sent Richard one of his own horses as, "No man who fights so magnificently should fight from foot." A brutal and heroic age, to be sure.

"Nearly a thousand years later,peace of " Kingdom of Heaven" remain elusive." ...Oh, how true this is

I interpreted when Balian asks "what is Jerusalem worth", and Salah ad-Din replies "Nothing....Everything" as to mean Jerusalem was Priceless.

"You ride to certain death" "All death is certain"

As Muslims you guys would like the movie “The 13th Warrior”. Loosely based on a Greek Byzantine manuscript of Ahmad Ibn Fadlan, emissary of Baghdad in the 900’s, to the Vikings [Rus]. He gets caught up in having to fight with the Vikings against a tribe of evil warriors. Good movie, but the armor is a little off for the period. Check it out! 👍🏻

The king and Sybilla’s son both have leprosy, which is highly contagious, but almost everyone is immune. It destroys the peripheral nervous system over time and leads to flesh rot. It is easily treated with antibiotics today, though millions of people worldwide suffer from it in the developing world.

The European soldiers are all called "crusaders" but the group in white with the red crosses are called "Templars". They were a Holy order of the crusades. However, they were not the only order, as there were other groups like the Teutonic Order and the Order of St. John A.K.A. Hospitallers (what the knight in the black and white was apart of). It should also be noted that while the Templars did wear the white robe with red cross, that was also a common garment for other crusader armies and groups as well (basically not all of the guys in red and white were Templars).

Baldwin IV was a true bad-ass. He did indeed win a celebrated victory over Saladin when he was 16 called the Battle of Montgisard. Baldwin, accompanied by only 500 knights, charged Saladin's army of 20,000, catching them off-guard and utterly routed them. Saladin barely escaped with his life and only 5% of his army made it back to Egypt. It was such a crushing victory that peace followed and was maintained.

'God does not know me.' From a Christian perspective, it means your relationship with God is broken, you are not praying anymore, you have lost your faith. You may have been brought up a Christian but circumstances/life have made you lose your faith. In Baliol's case, his wife died. You believe God exists, but you are angry with him/alienated from the relationship you should have. Other films which shows this are Signs (M Night Shayamalan) and Dusk Till Dawn (Tarrantino).

I heard the guy who played Saladin it was his first and only acting in a movie and never acted again after Absolute gigachad

I've always wanted to see a Muslim perspective on this fantastic film!

Love that you guys admit when you're not following the story and went back to understand

So the scene with the cup of ice is a little different then you're thinking, it was actually a shared custom between the Arabs and the Franks that you don't kill someone once you've accepted them as your guest (and in some cases you would also be obliged to offer your guests protection). There were several ways of signaling acceptance of someone as your guest but the simplest was the offering of refreshment, whether a simple cup of water from the Lord's own hand or a table of food (In England and France there was also particular symbology given to sharing bread and salt as a symbol you were a guest in someone's house). So by giving the cup of water to Guy, Saladin was making him his guest and sparing his life. Guy tried to manipulate the gesture by giving the cup to Raymond, essentially trying to say "this man is with me and is therefore also a guest" which is why Raymond immediately drank it and said "I drink water for what it is" trying to signal his status as a guest. Saladin of course, was having none of this since Raymond had repeatedly violated his word and attacked his people and pointedly says "I did not give the cup to you" by which he means he is NOT granting guest status to Raymond and is in fact treating him as a prisoner subject to justice for his crimes, justice Saladin subsequently dispenses.

2:31 Your excitement when hearing Salah ad-Din's name is exactly what I clicked on this video for 😂😂

This was the second crusade. When Saladin took Jerusalem. 80 years prior to that 1st christian crusade took Jerusalem from muslim hands. When they took the city, all muslim inhabitants were brutally murdered. Here they put such a fierce resistance because they expected that the same will happen to them as a revenge. That's why they wanted to make Saladin to negotiate with them.

she's not evil.. she preferred to kill her son so he won't suffer the same faith as her brother did.. they're painting the stones white as range finders so the archers/catapults /trebuchets/ ballista would know their angle of release.. cool reaction guys 😊👍

Her son he been allowed to live, would have developed the same disease that killed the king. One of the symptoms is a lack of the ability to feel pain hence why she got so worried when he didn't react to the hot wax falling on his hand or being poked in the foot with a needle. His flesh would basically decay and he would become deformed like the king and die an early death. She killed him with poison to prevent that suffering as an act of mercy.

Glad you guys watched the extended version, because the theatrical release left out too much and didn’t come out right. Enjoyed your reactions, and appreciated your historical knowledge and perspective. Please watch “Last of the Mohicans” or “Dances with wolves”. You’ll enjoy both I think

I still own this movie on dvd. One of my favorites.

The reason why Salah ad-Din assaults the walls after they are breached is to seek a decisive end to the seige. Like any besieger, he has limited supplies of food and water. So do the defenders, but in this arid environment and with such a huge army, I think supplies are even more difficult for him to come by. Sieges were often contests of starvation and disease when they dragged on for weeks. So even though assaulting was very bloody especially for the attackers, sometimes it was the preferable option to sitting around for weeks while your army atrophies and starves.

When the costume designer was granted access to a crusader museum in a castle in France, she discovered the actual livery (crest) that Balian of Ibelin wore in the 12th century. So what you see Balian wearing is actually what the real life man wore. Ridley Scott, what a great director. Also, the old box dvd set had special features that gave a lot of background on the actual history and the way it was filmed. This is a great movie.

Fun fact about the actor who plays Saladin: the director just saw this guy and heard him speak, and decided he was perfect for the role (the man was just at one of the locations by chance, he was not an actor, I think). I love it!!! Also, Sibylla was trying to spare her son pain. I don't condone it, but I can understand her motive. It's why she said she would go to hell instead.

these two have a weird disconnect between others religious extremism and their own

in the siege of Jerusalem, the history is much darker than the depiction in the movie, first the muslim army said to kill every christian, then Balian threatened to kill every muslim in the city, then they agreed on the terms but every christian was required to pay ransom for themselves or be enslaved, many of the poorest were allowed to leave but about 10 000-20 000 people, depending on the source, were sold into slavery to pay for the war together with the ransom

Saracen is a European term that means not of "Sarah" Jews and Christians believe they are the descendants of Abraham and his wife Sarah through his son Isaac and Isaac's son Jacob(Yakub in Arabic) Jews and Christians believe that Arabs are the descendants of Abraham through Hagar, who was Sarahs servant and Hagars son Ishmael. Christians had several terms for Muslims in the middle ages that are no longer used beside Saracen, such as Mohhamedeans, and Hagarenes and in some Jewish writings Muslims are referee to as Ismaelites(descendants of Ishmael) they way Jews call themselves Israelite(Israel was a new name given to Jacob by a angel sent from God in the torah)

I am soooo happy you guys found this hidden gem. this is one of my all time favorite movies! The story telling, the character interactions, the subtle hints. The there is a theory that the priest was actually an angel among men.

Even way back then there was extremists. There was good and bad in every race as there is even today.

The "You can check out but you'll never leave", you'll never be able to forget it and your either hooked or it's a nightmare you'll always have, perhaps

Thank you for an abstract impression and opinion. We need more.We Americans suck at history. This historian/ anthropologist appreciates it.

The knights in the white with red crosses are the Knights Templar. They are warrior "monks". They grew powerful in Europe during the crusades by creating the first banking system. Their job was to protect the pilgrims during their travels to the Holy Land. The ones in the black with white crosses are the Knights Hospitalars. They were responsible for protecting the pilgrims and setting up hospitals throughout the Holy Land. They were 2 of the 3 warrior branches in the Roman Church. The third branch was the Teutonic Knights. This movie portrays the Knights Templar as the bad guys but during the crusades, they were considered to be the "Special Forces" of the ancient world. They were not permitted to surrender.

You two look young, which is a gift you should be proud of. It is important to recognize that when this movie was made the US was involved in the "Global War on Terrorism" which many radicals on both sides unfortunately viewed as "Christians vs Muslims". This movie that depicted the "2nd Crusades" as a more complex scenario with good guys and bad guys on both sides was a very important challenge to this thinking, at least from the American perspective. This movie really did mark a time where American's started to recognize both that their "enemies" were more complex than they had initially given credit and also that they themselves and their allies were prone to the same dangers of extremism that they had previously defined their enemies by. Likewise, it is very refreshing to see two young men like yourselves so open to these complexities but steadfast in your pursuit of peace, mutual prosperity, and spiritual "Hanafiyyah". Well done to you two for both opening yourself beyond the immediate world around you while also being true & authentic to yourselves. From the US as a non-muslim that more extreme Muslims would consider "kafir" because I have read the Quran and not taken Shahada, I hope that you can appreciate that I think you two seem two be high-quality young men despite that difference. And if I were a gambling man, I would bet that you two would be humble enough to take that as a genuine compliment. Well done, gentlemen. Keep up the great work!

It is speculated that the Hospitaler was an angel in the movie.

I think you brothers would enjoy The 13th Warrior (1999) that would be a great movie to react to.

Awesome, exciting to see y'all's take on this. One of my favorite flicks.

She saved her son the pain and misery of Leprosy. After seeing what it did to her Brother she couldn’t allow her son to suffer.

This is my favorite movie of all time! Yay! Glad to see someone react to it especially you guys!

A beautiful film. It plays loose with history, but the spirit of it is still there. I love its portrayal of Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub and King Baldwin IV, both were reasonable men in unreasonable times, trying to deal with the radicals in on their own sides while maintaining justice. At the end of the day, Jerusalem is just a city. It served its purpose when God needed it to, but now it is no longer required for anything. Anyone anywhere can find God now. And it isn’t God that has confused His purpose, men have. When we are before God, all confusions will be clear, and the truth will be made apparent for everyone. I have no doubt that anyone who came to believe in God and his Word, whether it be Christians, Muslims, Jews, etc will be saved once God makes everything clear to us at the end.

These types of reactions to historical films are very important, given the significant fact that people and their possible shared values ​​with those who portray them, can be reflected on screen. But this film will always have a place in my mind and my heart because the director took the trouble to exalt the wickest passions of humankind, but also a glimpse of shared values between warriors of both faiths (Christians & Muslims), all of them from the nobility, to follow norms of shared conduct: *the Code of Chivalry.* Listening to you speak, dear Habibi brothers, I conclude that we as Christians are as unknown to you, Muslims, are you are to us. Finally it is always nice to find common ground with people from different faith. Big hugs and respect from Central American lands! P.D. This is my first time seeing the extended cut of this film. Thank you for sharing it! Salamaleicum! 🙏

Thank you for reacting to this film! I enjoyed hearing your perspective!!!

I like how y'all always double check and clarify with each other when you didn't understand! That's such a good thing to do, makes for a nicer reaction to watch as well :)

"always the black dood that dies first" - No respect for the poor white dude who got sniped while taking a shite 2 seconds earlier xdxdxd haha

He killed Reynaud because Reynaud killed his sister. Offering water was an extension of protection in a way - he was promising Guy he was not going to summarily execute him. By stating that he did not give the water to Reynaud, he was making clear that this did not extend to him, since Saladin had not given him the cup directly.

16:10 the man didn't say "operas", but "our prayers". "Sounds like our prayers".

36:10 - At that time, there was an established Roman Catholic Kingdom of Jerusalem (founded after the First Crusade), whose ruler at the time, in which this film takes place, was Baldwin the Leper King. All these knights are from Europe, but the specific ones who strive for war in this film are the Templars. This order was the wealthiest one, and it was officially dissolved in the early 14th century (the last grand master of the Templar Order Jacques de Molay was burned in France in 1314). The Crusaders (including the Templars), participated in crusades against Muslims or to retake the Holy Land from the Muslims. They are all knights from Europe, i.e. crusaders, but they are from different orders or from none of them (just lone knights). Crusaders ≠ Templars, but Templars were part of the Crusaders. Greetings from Poland! 🤍✝❤

Salah ad-Din is a revered figure amongst all with even a vague understanding and knowledge of history. What's less known, is that he wasn't an Arab. He was a Kurd whose family originated from present day Armenia. He was a brilliant general and diplomat, as well as a man of great generosity. He and Richard I (Coeur de Lion, or Lionheart) never met face to face, but shared a great mutual respect. If only such men ever found themselves on the same side... والسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Please excuse the Arabic, if it is improper. I used Google translate. Nothing but the sincerest respect intended.

Saladin was my fav character in this movie. He stole every scene and had great lines.

Salah ad-Din was widely respected, even in Europe. Especially by King Richard of England, who called Salah ad-Din the greatest and most powerful leader in the Islamic world. Many European leaders tried to emulate him in their generosity and chivalry.

There's a lot of speculation that the Hospiliter, the crusader who wore black with the white cross, is actually an Angel. Just from the things he says and the grace that he shows.

As-salaam 'alaikum. It's kind of interesting to see a bunch of different reactions to movies. This one got my attention right away. I remember seeing this waaaaaay back in the 2000s. Time has flown like crazy. So yeah, you guys seem cool. Subbed.

Orthodox Christian here loved the video guys 🙏

The “long thing” are called Siege towers. They are built for easy access to the castle walls and are very powerful tool if used properly. They use many so that at least one siege tower connects and allows enough forces to open more entry points like the main gates.

I absolutely love this movie! My only 2 complaints are I wish they included a little bit more of Baldwin and Salah Ad-din’s prior history they fought against each other multiple times and Baldwin was the first person to defeat Salah Ad-Din at only 16 which earned him Salah Ad-Din’s respect, he also did offer to send Baldwin his doctors too. My second complaint is the way the director made the Christian’s look like the antagonists full of betrayal and schemes when in reality Baldwin’s family and cabinet relied on him so much that by the end of his life everyone’s incompetences and impatience shined as bright as the sun ☀️ lol.

The city used as Jerusalem is Ouarzazate, Morocco, a popular site for filming, you'll find it as a location for Lawrence of Arabia, The Mummy, The Living Daylights, Gladiator, and a couple of the cities of Slavers Bay in Game of Thrones, among many other films.

As a Christian I respect Saladin a lot man stuck to his word and to word of god I think he and Baldwin had great respect for eachother which is why the 2 kingdoms lived in peace for the most part next to eachother

It has been implied that the Knight Hostpitaller (knight in black) is an angel. This is why the bushes burn, like they did with Moses. Its also why he shows up unexpectedly so often. He also says "I have not heard such a thing" when Balian implies that he was outside of Gods grace.

One of my favourite movies . I'm glad you reacted to it .

"I did not give the cup to you." By law of hospitality, once you offer a man water in your tent, he is a protected guest and may not be harmed. Saladin offered the water to Guy de Lusignan, thus stating his intention of sparing his life. When Guy handed the cup to Renault, Saladin had to state that he did not offer the water to him, and that Renault is not protected by guest right. It's obviously heavily fictionalised - if you want to learn the actual history of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, its' fall and the Crusades in general, a Hollywood film is not the place to do it. But it's a good film, well filmed and well acted - the cast is superb, and Ridley Scott is an epic director, historical drama is his forte. Orlando Bloom was good, Eva Green never dissapoints when she is on screen, and Syrian actor Ghassan Massoud is portraying Saladin most well.

One of the points of this movie was that basically every one has extremists.

I don't understand why they are so surprised about the path to heaven a thousand years ago, when people from their area are still doing it to this day.

The Queen wasn't evil, she killed her son out of mercy to what she saw her brother had to endure. She said she would endure hell in the afterlife to prevent her son having to endure hell on Earth.

You should watch the Scandinavian epic movie about a swedish boy that grows up into a templar warrior and gets sent to the holy land for atonement. The movie is called "Arn"

Regarding the "what does Jerusalem mean", Saladin's answer is reallyhevy of sense, he first says "Nothing" because the city itself does not mean anything to him personnaly, but then says "Everything" besause as a symbol, a key city, it gives himp political and religious influence, and confirms his position as leader

Great reaction guys!

"What the hell is this movie coming up with the facts" I waited for you realiaston at the end.

I really enjoyed your reaction. As-salamu alaikum / Peace be with you. I am Catholic from Mexico and I want to share some details with you so that you can better identify some characters. At 1099 approx. Military religious orders (Warrior Monks) began to be created to protect the pilgrims who went to Jerusalem from Europe. Over time, more religious-military Orders were created, each with different purposes and dressed differently. The main ones were: The Templars - white tunic with red cross / Teutonic Order (Germans) - white tunic with black cross / Hospitaller Order (Physicians) - black tunic with white cross / Order of the Holy Sepulcher - they wore the Jerusalem cross on their chest (In the movie they wear a light blue tunic) / There were also knights of the nobility (Lords) who were not monks. All of them were called "Crusaders Knights", obviously because they wore the cross of Christ on their clothes (they were Christians). Saladin and the Leper King (Baldouin IV) were great leaders of their time. The chronicles of the Crusader wars describe that they were good and honorable men, they both respected and admired each other. I congratulate you for your KZfaq channel and your way of seeing the world, knowing that there are men who are not righteous and are creating discord and chaos on both sides. But there are also men of honor and good will who seek peace. Greetings from Mexico.

king baldwin's actor was edward norton and its one of his best performances ❤

53:10 Most likely the Kingdom of Jerusalem had a Male-only succession and as Baldwin didn't have a heir of his own, the crown went to the closest male blood relation to him, which was his nephew. However, the nephew was not of age to rule on his own, so his mother Sibylla took the title as Queen regent and shared her powers with Guy in exchange for the safety of her child.

Despite what hateful people will say, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism are extremely similar with very minor differences...they are basically the same religion hence being called the Abrahamic religions as they all believe they are descended from Abraham...The best way to describe it to a Muslim is suni and shia but the split between these beliefs happening very very very long ago.

The soldiers in white and red are British The soldiers in black and white are from Germany (HRE) The soldiers in blue are Francia (france)

Well this is going to be interest. I'm not a religious man but I do like this film a lot.

27:18 European Christian women also covered their hair back then

The knights in white with the red cross were Templars. The ones in black with white crosses were hospitalars

Guys on white with red croses are knight templars, black are hospitalier knights, blue are the knights of Jerusalem and the rest wear clothes depending on their house, like Bellion wore brown and white of the house of Geoffrey

In reality, Salah ad-Din let whoever could pay a tax go after Balian surrendered. Those who could not were either taken as slaves or killed. Compared to what the Crusaders did over 100 years before, it was very merciful. At least, that's what I was taught in school.

King Baldwin and Saladin attack each other for years during peace 😂 they raided and took castles and caravans of each other . Both lead raids and skirmishes personally a truce was brokered when Baldwin was made unable to ride a horse because of leprosy . Both leaders I think had to much fun fighting and developed a love hate rivalry.

I hope its the directors cut. It is 100x better. I will be home in an hours and will enjoy this one.

When Balian asked Guy "How will you ride without your stick to beat the horse," he was insulting him. Basically, only an idiot or an imbecile needs a stick to beat a horse, because if you know what you are doing, you do not need it. Also, sticks were used to beat donkeys, and this is also foreshadowing for later in the movie because Guy is made to ride an ass backwards when he is captured.

Saladin actually killed all the Templar and Hospitaller Knights, took many slaves, and ransomed the rest of the Christians. For medieval warfare, it was still very merciful, but not quite what was shown here.

37:30 it’s not just about Saladin it’s his men. Reminder he has over 200k so the civilians would be caught in the crossfire of the battle. And another reason why is because just because Saladin won’t doesn’t mean his men will not take “revenge” by killing them

I've always associated Saladin giving the water to the king and not the templar after the battle as a hint to the rules of hospitality. You're not allowed to hurt your guests or prisoners if you have given them water and food. It was the same in Scandinavia during the viking age

The extended edition tells a slightly different story from the regular movie. For example the Queen's son never really plays an important role, it's never stated that he is killed by her, as far as I remember.

I believe Orlando Bloom said “our prayers,” not “operas.”

When Saladin said nothing and everything I think meant to the rest of the world it was nothing but a city and land. To Saladin it was everything to him and to his people.

I've only ever viewed this from the Christian perspective- it was cool getting to see someone enjoy it from the other side of the story.

It's not ridiculous. For centuries kids, both male & female, have been coronated kings and queens.

Saladin's reputation is very good amongst Christian history fans, from what I have seen. I'd watch a movie from his perspective for sure.

A lot of this happened but not the love story...Bailon of Ebelin was married...he happened to escape from Hattin and then defended Jerusalem.