Leader of a preliminary peasant [[crusade]] that was unprepared and failed miserably but stirred up Europe for the first crusade. He and his followers massacred Jews at most towns that they came upon.
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'''Peter the Hermit''' was the leader of a preliminary peasant [[crusade]] that was unprepared and failed miserably but stirred up [[Europe]] for the [[First Crusade]]. He and his followers massacred [[Jews]] at most towns that they came upon.