the Norwegians supposedly acquired the greatest treasures they had ever acquired. They then went on to successfully attack Ibiza and Menorca. The Norwegians seem to have avoided attacking the largest of the Balearic Islands, Majorca, most likely because it was at the time the most prosperous and well-fortified centre of an independent taifa kingdom. Tales of their success may have inspired the Catalan–Pisan conquest of the Balearics in 1113–1115. In Sicily (1109–10) In the Spring of 1109, they arrived at Sicily (Sikiley), where they were welcomed by the ruling Count Roger II, who was 12–13 years old at the time. Kingdom of Jerusalem (1110) In the summer of 1110, they arrived at the port of Acre (Akrsborg) (or perhaps in Jaffa), and went to Jerusalem (Jórsalir), where they met the ruling crusader king Baldwin I. They were warmly welcomed, and Baldwin rode together with Sigurd to the river Jordan, and back again to Jerusalem. The Norwegians were given many treasures and relics, including a splinter off the True Cross that Jesus had allegedly been crucified on. This was given on the condition that they would continue to promote Christianity and bring the relic to the burial site of St Olaf. Siege of Sidon (1110) Later, Sigurd returned to his ships at Acre, and when Baldwin was going to the Muslim town of Sidon (Sætt) in Syria (Sýrland), Sigurd and his men accompanied him in the siege. The siege resulted in Sidon being taken and the subsequent creation of the Lordship of Sidon. The journey back to Norway After this, Sigurd and his men sailed to Constantinople (), where Sigurd left all of his ships and valuable figureheads, and many of his men, and then made his way back to Norway by land, arriving there in 1111. Notes References Bibliography Bergan, Halvor (2005) Kong Sigurds Jorsalferd. Den unge kongen som ble Norges helt (Norgesforlaget) Morten, Øystein (2014) Jakten på Sigurd Jorsalfare (Spartacus) Riant, Paul (1865–1869). Expéditions et pèlerinages des Scandinaves en Terre sainte au temps des croisades, 2 volumes (1865–1869). Chapter IV: Croisade de Sigurd I, pp. 173–215. Sigurd Magnússon. In Independent Crusaders Project, Fordham University (2021). External links Wars involving Norway 1100s conflicts Conflicts in 1110 Military history of Ibiza History of Menorca Formentera Wars involving the Fatimid Caliphate Wars involving the Republic of Venice Alcácer do Sal 1110s in the Kingdom of Jerusalem 1110 in Asia