Lethold unknown of Tournai

Country and Region of Origin

Belgium
Wallonie (RE) Hainaut (PR)

Role

Knight (lay)

Gender and Marital Statusa

Male

Family

brother: Engelbert of Tournai (First Crusader)

Crusades

Expedition

1st Crusade (1096-1099)

Contingent Leader

Robert II of Flanders

Probability of Participation

Certain

Consequences of Expedition

Survived

Actions

Lethold was one of the warriors who led the assault on Jerusalem on 15 July 1099. Most chroniclers suggest that he was the first crusader to mount the walls of the city.

Sources

GF, p. 91. PT, p. 140. AA, pp. 418-419, 428-429. RC, p. 693. BN, p. 515. Gilo, pp. 244-245. OV, vol. 5, p. 168. WT, p. 409.