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'''Outremer''', meaning "''Land over'' (or beyond) ''the Sea''", was the poetic name used for the Kingdom of [[Jerusalem]] and the associated [[Crusader states]] by the European kingdoms during the Crusader period. In a modern context it is used to refer to the overseas holdings of [[France]].
'''Outremer''', meaning "''Land over'' (or beyond) ''the Sea''", was the poetic [[name]] used for the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]] and the associated [[Crusader States]] by the [[Europe]]an kingdoms during the Crusader period. In a modern context it is used to refer to the overseas holdings of [[France]].


Outremer is often held up as the birthplace of [[chivalry]], where the western [[European]]s learned many of chivalric arts from the [[Muslim]] peoples, then exported them back to their homelands, to the general enrichment of European culture. One such import, [[arabic numerals]], are still commonly used today.
It was also a mooted name for [[Lochac]] when it was accepted into the [[SCA]].

==Outremer and the SCA==
"Outremer" was also a mooted name for [[Lochac]] when it was accepted into the [[SCA]].
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Latest revision as of 02:08, 30 July 2008

Outremer, meaning "Land over (or beyond) the Sea", was the poetic name used for the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the associated Crusader States by the European kingdoms during the Crusader period. In a modern context it is used to refer to the overseas holdings of France.

Outremer is often held up as the birthplace of chivalry, where the western Europeans learned many of chivalric arts from the Muslim peoples, then exported them back to their homelands, to the general enrichment of European culture. One such import, arabic numerals, are still commonly used today.

Outremer and the SCA

"Outremer" was also a mooted name for Lochac when it was accepted into the SCA.