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The Crusades lasted 176 years from 1095 until 1271
The Crusades lasted 176 years from 1095 until 1271
The most famous military activity in the feudal period was the Crusades, a
The most famous military activity in the feudal period was the “Crusades”, a
series of wars covering nearly 200 years, from A.D. 1096-1291. Only the First
series of wars covering nearly 200 years, from A.D. 1096-1291. Only the First
Crusade and to a lesser extent the Third Crusade were successful. One of the
Crusade and to a lesser extent the Third Crusade were successful. One of the
main purposes of the crusades was to make [[Jerusalem]] safe for Christian
main purposes of the crusades was to make [[Jerusalem]] safe for Christian
pilgrimages. At the request of the Byzantine Emperor, who wished for a
pilgrimages. At the request of the Byzantine Emperor, who wished fro a
mercenary force to aid his reconquest of his lands, in 1095 [[Pope Urban II]]
mercenary force to aid his reconquest of his lands, in 1095 [[Pope Urban II]]
called for feudal [[knights]] to retake the [[Holy Land]] from the [[Seljuk
called for feudal [[knights]] to retake the [[Holy Land]] from the [[Seljuk
In 1099 the First Crusade invaded and succeeded in capturing Jerusalem, and set
In 1099 the First Crusade invaded and succeeded in capturing Jerusalem, and set
up four feudal kingdoms that would remain for nearly 100 years. When they captured Jerusalem, the Crusaders massacred everyone in the city--Christian, Jew, and Muslim. Chroniclers of the time report that blodd flowed ankle-deep. Unlike Muslims of the time, the Christian conquerors showed no tolerance of other religions in their sphere of influence. The crusaders also massacred inhabitants of other
up four feudal kingdoms that would remain for nearly 100 years. However, the
Christian crusaders massacred the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and many other
towns in the process. But it was a huge military victory and Jerusalem was
towns in the process. But it was a huge military victory and Jerusalem was
temporarily made safe for the Christian pilgrims.
temporarily made safe for the pilgrims.
A mixture of Christian spirituality and military adventure motivated the
A mixture of Christian spirituality and military adventure motivated the
Crusade of St. Louis both nearly succeeded in regaining Jerusalem by way of
Crusade of St. Louis both nearly succeeded in regaining Jerusalem by way of
attacking Egypt and failed only through the greed of men like Robert of Artois.
attacking Egypt and failed only through the greed of men like Robert of Artois.
It seems that the Christian armies lost sight of our goals to bring and spread
love and Christianity along the way, got drunk with power and glory and decided
to pillage towns and murder people (note that this is breaking many commandments
“thou shalt not murder.” “thou shalt not steal”), although this murder and
pillage did, in it's own perverse way, sperad the faith through fear, and
focusd instead on founding feudal states instead of the Catholic Theocracy
dreamed of by Diambert of Pisa, the second Patriarch of Jerusalem.
The Crusades went against our Christian teachings and the words of Christ, “love
thy neighbor as thyself” “turn the other cheek” etc.