The European legend of Saladin reversed after his generous treatment of Jerusalem’s Christians.

Evidence

Gaston Paris published and discussed a highly unfavourable legend of Saladin that began to develop, and was reversed after the fall of Jerusalem and its conqueror’s generous treatment of the Christian population; they had no right to expect any fate other than that of the Muslim citizens of 1099, or that which the Christians would later have at Acre (in 1291) and elsewhere. — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 2297

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the ‘Complaints About Immodesty’ and broader medieval-cross-cultural-perception work in my library; also a case of reputation management across cultural boundaries like the diamond trade reputational systems. — connects to: Saladin’s retaking of Jerusalem was far more merciful than the Christian conquest had been
• QUESTION: What exactly did the earlier unfavourable legend say, and when did the reversal occur relative to the Third Crusade?