Saladin and the Siege of Tyre 1187–88 The City That Wouldn't Fall

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the pivotal siege of Tyre that followed Saladin's victory at Hattin. While Jerusalem fell and crusader kingdoms crumbled, Tyre held out — and changed everything. They examine how Conrad of Montferrat arrived at the last possible moment, rallied the shattered remnants of the Frankish army, and turned a seemingly doomed city into an impregnable fortress. Lucas unpacks Saladin's strategic dilemma: could he afford a long siege when his coalition of Ayyubid, Zengid, and Kurdish emirs was fragile? They discuss the naval blockade, the role of the Italian maritime republics, and the psychological impact of Tyre's survival on both sides. Drawing on Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad and the Old French Continuation of William of Tyre, they reveal how one city's defiance reshaped the Third Crusade and forced Saladin into a war of attrition he could not win. #SiegeOfTyre #ConradOfMontferrat #Saladin #ThirdCrusade #Hattin #Ayyubid #BahaAdDinIbnShaddad #Frankish #CrusaderStates #MaritimeRepublics #Genoa #Pisa #MedievalWarfare #NavalBlockade #FexingoHistory #MiddleEast #History #Podcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo