I was a wee bit startled to see that Sir Steven Runciman, the first Western historian to make serious use of Muslim sources in writing about the Crusades, had died at the beginning of this month. I must admit I thought he'd died years ago. Obituary: http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,3604,392099,00.html#top

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