epilogue

Baldwin was by training and Temperament a Knight, whose primary vocation was to lead his army in battle and to fight in Defence of Holy Places. The most distinctive character traits that he displayed, according to the reports of eye-witnesses, were knightly ones: great physical courage and a highly developed sense of honor...
What most commands our admiration is Baldwin’s strength of will, which enabled him to discharge his royal duties despite his illness. His contemporaries admire him for that too, but they admired him even more because, despite his disabilities, he was a successful ruler...
...as long as he lived he was victorious.