The Naples Tribune

Thursday, May 10, 1229

KING FREDERICK II RETURNS

VICTORIOUS FROM JERUSALEM

King Fredericks Route

By Jaimie Ding

ne year ago, our glorious King

Frederick II set off on a crusade to
reclaim Jerusalem for all of Christianity. Now, he has finally returned, having claimed not only Jerusalem, but Jaffa,
Sidon, Bethlehem, and Nazareth. When he
backed out from the Fifth Crusade due to
illness, he was scorned and excommunicated by the Pope, but now he has proven
them wrong. Even without the support of
the church, he managed to lead one of the
most successful crusades yet.
King Frederick II of Hohenstaufen is
a brave, powerful, and most importantly

cunning man. After unreasonably being

excommunicated by the respected Pope
Gregory IX, his crusade army became
small in number, and attacking the Ayyubid Empire would be a dire mistake.
Thus, he knew he would have to approach things a different way. Knowing
that Sultan Malik Al-Kamil of Egypt was
preoccupied with suppressing rebellions
in Syria, Frederick approached Al-Kamil,
exaggerating the size of his army, telling
him it was much larger than it actually
was. Frederick also impressed Al-Kamil
with his knowledge of Arabic language
and culture, which lead to the ten year

peace treaty to be signed in exchange for

the cities to be ceded to Christian rule. Additionally, Frederick agreed to support AlKamil against his own nephew, al-Nasir. In
March, Frederick II crowns himself King of
Jerusalem. Now, he has finally returned to
Naples, reclaiming his land from the Pope.
With his clever diplomacy, Frederick
managed to accomplish what the other crusades had failed to do: Reclaim the Holy
Land.

Sports

Weather

Entertainment

Yesterday was the anticipated Naples

Grand Derby, amassing more than one
thousand avid horse racing fans. The
stakes were placed on Lucky Star, who
was this years most promising competitor. He got off to a rough start early in the
race, having not been able to get out of the
stall. After breaking out, he managed to
pick up the pace and shoot in front of the
pack. Tragically at the last minute, Lucky
Star tripped and tumble to a halt, just
inches away from the finish line. Northern
Dancer took the win with a clean finish.

Forecasters expect some mild showers in

the next few days, but dont count on
them for the rest of this month. Expect
some cloudy skies with low winds.

Daves Killer Alchemy Show is coming to

Naples! Pre-order ends soon, get your tickets between May 5 and May 12 to get 15%
off!

This May will actually be slightly drier

than normal, with near-normal temperatures. Drought is not expected to occur,
however.

The show will be Saturday, May 26 at 7pm

and will be held at the Frederick Theater.
Dont miss out!