0 a word used in the past by Christians for a Muslim who fought in one of the religious wars of the 11th, 12th, 13th, and 17th centuries, against Christians:
On July 15, 1099 the First Crusade freed Jerusalem from the Saracens.
Abochorabus was appointed captain over the Saracens in Palestine.
The painting is of the Duke of Normandy slaying a Saracen in the First Crusade.
The Saracen warriors could fight and ride with far more comfort than their European enemies.
