Editing Guy of Lusignan (section)

==Hattin and the fall of Jerusalem==

Immediately after, the chief concern in the kingdom was checking Saladin's advance. In 1187, Guy, under pressure and surrounded by conflicting advice, attempted to relieve Saladin's siege of [[Tiberias]]. Guy's army left the springs of [[Sepphoris#Islamic conquest and the Crusaders|Sepphora]] and marched towards Tiberias to give a pitched battle. Stationary, it was surrounded and cut off from a supply of water, and on 4 July, the army of Jerusalem was utterly destroyed at the [[Battle of Hattin]]. Guy was one of the few captives the Saracens spared after the battle, along with his brother [[Geoffrey of Lusignan|Geoffrey]], Raynald, and Humphrey.

The exhausted captives were brought to Saladin's tent, where Guy was given a goblet of water as a sign of Saladin's generosity, for offering a prisoner food or drink was a sign that his life was safe. When Guy offered the goblet to his fellow captive Raynald, Saladin chastised him, indicating his clemency did not extend to Raynald.<ref>{{cite book
 | last = Runciman
 | first = Steven
 | author-link =Steven Runciman
 | title = A History of the Crusades: The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East, 1100–1187 (Vol. 2)
 | publisher =Cambridge University Press
 | location= Cambridge
 | year = 1952
 | pages=459
 | isbn =0-521-34771-8}}</ref> Saladin then accused Raynald of being an oath-breaker, and Raynald replied that "''kings have always acted thus''". Saladin proceeded to execute Raynald himself, beheading him with his sword. When Guy was brought in, he fell to his knees at the sight of Raynald's corpse. Saladin bade him to rise, saying, "A king does not kill a king."<ref>{{cite book
 | last = Runciman
 | first = Steven
 | author-link =Steven Runciman
 | title = A History of the Crusades: The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East, 1100–1187 (Vol. 2)
 | publisher =Cambridge University Press
 | location= Cambridge
 | year = 1952
 | pages=460
 | isbn =0-521-34771-8}}</ref>

Guy was imprisoned in [[Damascus]], while Sibylla, together with [[Balian of Ibelin]], brother of Baldwin of Ibelin, remained behind to [[Siege of Jerusalem (1187)|defend Jerusalem]], which was handed over to Saladin on 2 October. Sibylla wrote to Saladin and begged for her husband's release, and Guy was finally granted release in 1188 and allowed to rejoin his wife. Guy and Sibylla sought refuge in [[Tyre (Lebanon)|Tyre]], the only city remaining in Christian hands, thanks to the defence of [[Conrad of Montferrat]] (younger brother of Sibylla's first husband).