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| | The Siege of Ascalon |
 | | of Ascalon in 1153 from the Auctarium Aquicinense, MGH SS, vol. |
 | | Ascalon was captured by the army of the Lord, that is by the men of Jerusalem, and occupied by our people; first, however, the army was afflicted with great labour and lengthy war, besides many dangers and grievous losses. |
 | | Then, indeed, by the manifest power of the Lord, all were struck by blindness, so that when a balista by its force shot millstones into their midst, no one saw the incoming stone so he might move from the place and avoid the blow of the stone. |
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