Talk:Fulcher of Chartres

Fulcher or Fulker?

Firstly let me declare an interest; obviously my surname is Fulker. Now to business. Is this Fulcher the same as the Fulker of Chartres from Dei gesta per Francos or The Deeds of God Through the Franks written in the early twelth century? If we argee that it is then can we include the alternative spelling in the main article? Thank you. AndrewJFulker (talk) 11:58, 13 October 2011 (UTC)

No, there was another crusader with the same name. He was a knight who went to Jerusalem with the main body of crusaders. Fulcher the chronicler was a cleric who went with Baldwin of Boulogne to Edessa, and was not present at the Siege of Jerusalem. Of course, both could be spelled various ways...I have seen Fulcher, Fulker, Foucher, Fulk, and Fulcherius, and I suppose there are other spellings. Adam Bishop (talk) 12:39, 13 October 2011 (UTC)

Thank you, that answers my question. I guess the spelling of names was alot more casual in times gone by and I didn't realise that there were more Fulchers / Fulkers etc than I thought. If we included my alternate spelling we would have to include all the versions and this would be impractical. Probabaly best to leave it as simple as it is. Thank you for your help.AndrewJFulker (talk) 16:43, 13 October 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome! I guess we should probably note in this article that he is not the same person as the knight. I wonder if there is enough info to write an article on the knight, too. Oh, and we also have articles on the names Fulcher and Fulk that list different spellings, and the various people with that name (or surname). Adam Bishop (talk) 08:00, 14 October 2011 (UTC)

Controversy Surrounding Death

There may be an internal contradiction within the article, regarding to the death of Fulcher. In the 'Life" section it states that the details of his death are widely unknown, however in the 'chronicle' section it states that Fulcher "apparently" died in the plague of 1127. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 211.31.48.181 (talk) 03:45, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

I don't think it's really controversial...no one knows exactly when or how it happened, but since he chronicle stops, unfinished, in 1127, it is usually assumed that that's when he died. Adam Bishop (talk) 11:01, 2 November 2011 (UTC)