Baldwin II of Jerusalem were imprisoned. William of Tyre described Baldwin as "a devout and God-fearing man, notable for his loyalty and for his great experience in military matters," and said that he was nicknamed "the Thorny" ("cognominatus est Aculeus"). Ibn al-Qalanisi, who calls him "Baldwin the Little" ("Baghdawin al-ru'aiuis") to distinguish him from Baldwin I, remarked that "after him there was none left amongst them possessed of sound judgment and capacity to govern". Baldwin II of Jerusalem Baldwin II, also known as Baldwin of Bourcq or Bourg (; died 21August 1131), was Count of Edessa from 1100 to 1118, and King of Jerusalem
Baldwin I of Jerusalem Christian (mainly Armenian) peasants should be transferred to the lands west of the Euphrates, because the Seljuq rulers had frequently raided the eastern regions. While the peasants were gathering at a ferry on the river, Mawdud made a sudden raid and massacred most of them. Sigurd I of Norwaythe first king to visit the Kingdom of Jerusalemhad meanwhile landed at Acre. Baldwin made an alliance with him and they laid siege to Sidon in October 1110. An Egyptian fleet routed the Norwegians, but the Doge of Venice, Ordelafo Faliero, and his fleet soon joined the crusaders and the town capitulated