A FILM ADAPTATION OF A MILITARY ENGAGEMENT INACCURACY - The movie shows Saladin’s forces deploying multiple trebuchets around Jerusalem, firing simultaneously to bombard the city. This is an exaggeration; historical records suggest that Saladin’s forces used a limited number of trebuchets, and they were deployed in a more strategic manner. The film’s depiction of rapid-fire trebuchets is inaccurate. The trebuchet scene takes some creative liberties, it is based on a general understanding of medi

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