They carried short bows, and heavy clubs studded with iron.

By them were the Bedouin cavalry, light, sinewy men, brown as berries, with white turbans and garments.

Near these were the cavalry from Syria and the plains of Assyria--wild horsemen with semi-barbarous armor and scarlet trappings.

Here were the solid lines of the Egyptian infantry, steady troops, upon whom Saladin much relied.
Here were other tribes, gathered from afar, each distinguished by its own particular marks.

In silence did this vast array view awhile the solid mass of the Christians.