Benedictine historian, knew the crusaders personally and talked to them about their experiences
Albert of Aachen
Contemporary Historian, never went on the Crusades but relied on interviews with returning crusaders
Anna Comnena
Alexius' daughter, Not an eye witness, bad relations with father but brought up on crusader propaganda
Raymond of Aguilers
A Chronicler, went on the crusades as chaplain to Raymond IV of Toulouse
William of Tyre
Grew up in Jerusalem at the height of the kingdom, tutor of Baldwin IV (the future king of Jerusalem
Fulcher of Chartes
Was a priest that went on the crusades, served Baldwin I of Jerusalem and wrote a chronicle of the crusade, wants to get people to come join the Holy land
Bernard of Clairvaux
Monk that was sainted, very invested in religion
Robert the monk
Was a chronicler of the First crusade although he did not participated, gave an account of the council of Clermont