oftheirflodintheeyesofgod,aking

hatfaithfulherd.

frederionlyknownasbarbarossa

orredbeard,setuptheunterclaihattheeire

hadbeeoself

andastheeireinpaign

oaddthese``lostprovihenorthe

untry.barbarossainor

duringthesendcrusade,buthissonfrederickii,abrilliant

youngnhhadbeenexposedtothecivilisation

ofthehaedansofsicily,ntihehe

popesas

tohavefeltadeepandseriousfortheroughchristian

anknightsand

theintriguingitalias.butheheldhistongue,

onafroheinfidelandwas

dulyity.eventhisactdidnot

placatethepopes.theydeposedfrederidgavehis

italianpossessionstocharlesofanjou,thebrotherofthat

kinglouisoffranceefausassaintlouis.

thisledtorehesonofnradiv,

aofthehohenstaufens,triedtainthekingdo

andedanddecapitatedatnaples.buttyyears

later,thefrenchadetheelvesthhlyunpopular

insicilyurderedduringthesoilian

vespers,andsoit.

thequarrelbetperorswas

tled,butafteraiesleaedto

leaveeachotheralone.