The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Sibylla of Jerusalem
Also known as Sybilla, Queen Sybilla
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 266
A queen whose royal dignity remains intact even as she leads her people in barefoot supplication, her presence commanding both respect and pity from those who witness her procession.
- Gender
- female
- Age
- Adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 266
- Books
- 1
Sibylla of Jerusalem appears as queen and mother of Baldwin V, wife of Guy of Lusignan, whose desperate circumstances lead her to lead a barefoot procession of women and monks imploring mercy. Her trembling concern for herself and her captive husband marks her as a ruler caught in the tragic circumstances of Jerusalem's fall, her royal status offering no protection from the harsh realities of siege and captivity.
Description
An adult queen with fair skin, wearing simple garments appropriate to her royal status but walking barefoot as she leads a procession of women and monks. Her bearing retains the dignity of queenship even in supplication, her expression reflecting the weight of royal responsibility in desperate times.
Story so far
BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
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