Researching the life of a knight who joined the Crusades

Fascinating morning for me learning again about how the knights in Western Europe rallied to fight in the Crusades. I love the idea of pilgrims and knights, women and children making the arduous journey to the Holy Land. But what happened to some of these knights after they reached Jerusalem? Did they go on to live and work in Petra, Jordan in the Crusader castles there?

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