ɪts sˈʌbdʒɛkt ɪz ðə pɹˈiːtʃɪŋ ʌvðə fˈɜːst kɹuːsˈeɪd, ðə pɹˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃənz fɔːɹ dᵻpˈɑːɹtʃɚ, ðə tˈɪɹfəl ɡˈʊdbaɪz, ðɪ ɚɹˈaɪvəl æt kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl ænd ðə sˈiːdʒ ænd tˈeɪkɪŋ ʌv ˈæntiːˌɑːk, wˌɛɹ kˈɪŋ kˈɔːɹbæɹən ɐ kɚɹˈʌpʃən ʌvðə nˈeɪm ʌv kˈɜːbɑːɡhə, ðɪ ˈæɾeɪbəɡ ʌv mˈɑːsəl hˌuː kˈeɪm tʊ ˈæntiːˌɑːks dᵻfˈɛns ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ɪz dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd baɪ ɡˈɑːdfɹi ænd ðə kɹuːsˈeɪdɚz.
Its subject is the preaching of the First Crusade, the preparations for departure, the tearful goodbyes, the arrival at Constantinople and the siege and taking of Antioch, where King Corbaran (a corruption of the name of Kerbogha, the atabeg of Mosul who came to Antioch's defence in 1098) is defeated by Godfrey and the Crusaders.