Knight Crusader
Characters
Characters
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* Philip d'Aubigny of [Blanche Garde](/wiki/Blanchegarde "Blanchegarde"), a [squire](/wiki/Squire "Squire"), later [knight](/wiki/Knight "Knight"), of Outremer
* Sir Hugo d'Aubigny of [Blanche Garde](/wiki/Blanchegarde "Blanchegarde"), a Baron of the High Court of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Philip's father
* Llewellyn, Philip's manservant
* Sir Fulk de Grandmesnil, Philip's uncle
* Sir Joscelin de Grandmesnil, Philip's cousin
* Sir Walter de Nogent, a newcomer to Outremer, who challenges Philip to a duel
* Sir Gilbert d'Assailly, Philip's friend, a young knight from Normandy
* Jusuf Al\-Hafiz, a Muslim nobleman
* Peter de Chaworth, a young squire, taken on by Philip in Part Two
* Sir Geoffrey de Chaworth of [Kidwelly Castle](/wiki/Kidwelly_Castle "Kidwelly Castle"), Peter's father
* Richard de Clare, son of the Earl of Gloucester, Philip's [page](/wiki/Page_%28occupation%29%23The_medieval_page "Page (occupation)#The medieval page") in Part Three
* Sir Walter de Braose, a cousin of the d'Aubignys who holds [Llanstephan](/wiki/Llansteffan_Castle "Llansteffan Castle")

### Historical characters

* [Guy of Lusignan](/wiki/Guy_of_Lusignan "Guy of Lusignan"), [King of Jerusalem](/wiki/King_of_Jerusalem "King of Jerusalem")
* [Sir Balian d'Ibelin](/wiki/Balian_of_Ibelin "Balian of Ibelin"), a Baron of the High Court of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, here Philip's godfather
* [Raynald of Châtillon](/wiki/Raynald_of_Ch%C3%A2tillon "Raynald of Châtillon"), Lord of [Oultrejordain](/wiki/Oultrejordain "Oultrejordain")
* [Raymond of Tripoli](/wiki/Raymond_III_of_Tripoli "Raymond III of Tripoli")
* [Saladin](/wiki/Saladin "Saladin"), leader of the Saracens
* [Usamah Ibn\-Menquidh](/wiki/Usamah_ibn_Munqidh "Usamah ibn Munqidh"), a diplomat and scholar of Damascus, here Jusuf's father
* [The Old Man of the Mountains](/wiki/Rashid_ad-Din_Sinan "Rashid ad-Din Sinan"), leader of the [Assassins](/wiki/Hashshashin "Hashshashin")
* [King Richard of England](/wiki/Richard_I_of_England "Richard I of England"), a leader of the Third Crusade
* [Conrad of Montferrat](/wiki/Conrad_of_Montferrat "Conrad of Montferrat"), a contender for the kingship of Jerusalem
* [Roger de Moulins](/wiki/Roger_de_Moulins "Roger de Moulins"), [Grand Master](/wiki/Grand_Master_%28order%29 "Grand Master (order)") of the [Knights Hospitaller](/wiki/Knights_Hospitaller "Knights Hospitaller")

Why are the Muslim nobleman and Christian knights interacting?