1118
Founding of the Knights Templar
Nine French knights led by Hugh de Payens approached Baldwin II in Jerusalem and offered to guard pilgrim roads to the Jordan River.
Death of Alexios I Komnenos
After thirty-seven years stitching the Byzantine Empire back together from the wreckage of Manzikert, the emperor who had summoned the First Crusade…
First Arctic Norse voyage to Markland recorded
Icelandic sources from this period mention a bishop of Greenland's Gardar see sailing west to Markland - probably Labrador - on diocesan business.
Death of Baldwin I of Jerusalem
Campaigning deep into the Egyptian desert, the Crusader king fell ill from an old wound and ordered his cook to embalm his body in salt and carry it home…
Pope Gelasius II elected and attacked
The elderly curial administrator Giovanni di Gaeta was elected pope and immediately kidnapped by Henry V's Roman supporters, the Frangipani.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1118?
Saeculum lists 5 events from 1118. The most significant is Founding of the Knights Templar: Nine French knights led by Hugh de Payens approached Baldwin II in Jerusalem and offered to guard pilgrim roads to the Jordan River.
What era was 1118 part of?
1118 falls within the High Middle Ages (1000-1300). Crusades, cathedrals, and the slow waking of Europe.
Which regions saw notable events in 1118?
The events from 1118 span Middle East, Europe and North America.