You are about to plunge into an interesting story about the Crusades, written in a fascinating, accessible language that preserves the features of oral speech. Why did King Richard I of England receive the nickname Lionheart? Who is the Pied Piper of Hammel? How many Crusades were there in total? You will find answers to these and other questions in this book. At the end there are indexes of names and geographical names, former and current. The publication is equipped with many illustrations and hiking maps.