Jórsalanám in Latin [Crusader Song] - De Expugnātiōne Hierūsalēm | The Skaldic Bard

Here’s my translation into Latin (and my performance) of my most popular song, Jórsalanám, this time in mediaeval Latin. The song details the events of the Siege of Jerusalem in 1099. The Crusaders won the siege and instituted the Kingdom of Jerusalem. As a Catholic and given the preeminence of Latin at the time of the siege, I felt that it had to exist in my glorious liturgical language. It was good fun translating from Old Norse to Latin; they’re more similar than one would give them credit for upon first glance! The name, Jórsalanám, literally means “The Taking of Jerusalem“. The Latin name is De Expugnātiōne Hierūsalēm. The epic picture is called “Kingdom of Heaven“ by Sergey Sezonov. Many thanks also to Louis J for his comments on the translation. Hope you enjoy. Please leave a comment, like and subscribe if you enjoyed it! Disclaimer: My aim with this channel is exclusively to help bring hist