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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 [[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.

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