Eadmer also gives us an interesting portrait of the Arabs, whose brown tents Anselm found "innumerable." According to Eadmer, many Arabs, impressed by tales of Anselm's holiness, visited his tent for food and other gifts. The biographer goes on to say that the count, whose soldiers the Saracens were, would not allow them, though many would readily have done so, to convert to the Roman Catholic faith.
Eadmer describes a scene where he portrays the Arabs as numerous tents Anselm encountered. He notes that many Arabs, moved by tales of Anselm's holiness, visited his tent for food and other gifts. The biographer also states that the count, whose soldiers were Saracens, refused to allow these individuals to convert to Roman Catholicism, despite many being willing to do so.