The Franks now marched towards Jerusalem, but it was
summer and it was hot. They tried to stay near their ships which
were sailing down the coast. But Saladin’s men never stopped
attacking them. Richard’s men were brave and they went on,
but the army could march only five miles a day. At Arsuf the
Franks won a small battle, but the war wasn’t over.
The next year saw a lot of fighting, but no real victory for
either army. Saladin knew that time was on his side. Richard
needed to go home. In the end, they agreed to stop fighting.
The Franks kept the land between Tyre and Jaffa, but Saladin
kept Jerusalem and the other towns in Palestine that he held.
European pilgrims could visit the holy city without danger, and
many European knights travelled there to pray, but Richard
never went. He left for England without ever seeing Jerusalem.