y, from
one wing to the other. "Now," cried he, "who will dare a fight for the
honor of God?" Henceforth his fame was such that, years after, Turkish
mothers threatened their children with "King Richard is coming!" and
Turkish riders asked their shying horses if "they saw the Lion-hearted
King."

But these knightly deeds did not advance the war at all. It was
fortunate for the Franks that Saladin's emirs were weary of the long
strife, and the Sultan himself wished for the termination of
hostilities in consequence of his failing health. The favorable terms
of the former treaty, more especially the possession of Jerusalem,
were of course no longer to be obtained. The Christians were obliged
to be content, on August 30, 1192, with a three-years' armistice,
according to which the sea-coast from Antioch to Joppa was to remain
in the possession of the Christians, and the Franks obtained
permission to go to Jerusalem as unarmed pilgrims, to pray at the Holy
Sepulchre. Richard embarked directly, without even taking measures for
ransoming the prisoners.

As may easily be imagined, the Christians were deeply exasperated by
such a peace; the Turks rejoiced, and only Saladin looked forward with
anxiety to the future, and feared dangerous consequences from the
duration of even the smallest Christian dominion in the East. The most
active and friendly intercourse, rarely disturbed by suspicion, soon
began between the two nations. On the very scene of the struggle
mutual hatred had subsided, commercial relations were formed, and
political negotiations soon followed. In the place of the mystic
trophy which was the object of the religious war, Europe had gained an
immense extension of worldly knowledge and of wealth from the struggle
of a hundred years.

THE TEUTONIC KNIGHTS

THEIR ORGANIZATION AND HISTORY

A.D. 1190-1809

F.C. WOODHOUSE

Scarcely less renowned than the Knights Templars, the
Teutonic Knights carried the spirit and traditions of the
great military religious orders of the Middle Ages far into
the modern period. No earlier date for the foundation of the
order than 1190 is given on recognized authority, its actual
beginning, like that of the other orders of its kind, being
humble and obscure.

It appears that about 1128 a wealthy German, having
participated in the siege and capture of Jerusalem, settled
there, and soon began to show pity for his unfortuna