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==Background==

==Background==

Following the capture of [[Jerusalem]] and the [[The_Crusades#Holy_Land_Crusades|First Crusade]], most of the surviving crusaders began to return home to [[Europe]]. This shortage of manpower, combined with the ongoing military campaigns to secure the coastal frontier, made pacification of the interior very difficult. Increasing numbers of pilgrims were beginning to make the journey to the Holy Land, and although some were lightly armed, many carried only the traditional pilgrim's pouch and staff. Due to the nature of the terrain, the hostility of the [[Islam|Muslims]] among the inhabitants, and the presence of [[Bedouin]] bandits in the Judaean hills the pilgrims were constantly at risk while travelling.<ref>'''Read, Piers Paul''', ''The Templars'',  

Following the capture of [[Jerusalem]] and the [[The_Crusades#Holy_Land_Crusades|First Crusade]], most of the surviving crusaders began to return home to [[Europe]]. This shortage of manpower, combined with the ongoing military campaigns to secure the coastal frontier, made pacification of the interior very difficult. Increasing numbers of pilgrims were beginning to make the journey to the Holy Land, and although some were lightly armed, many carried only the traditional pilgrim's pouch and staff. Due to the nature of the terrain, the hostility of the [[Islam|Muslims]] among the inhabitants, and the presence of [[Bedouin]] bandits in the Judaean hills the pilgrims were constantly at risk while travelling.<ref>'''Read, Piers Paul''', ''The Templars'',  

London: Wiedenfeld and Nicolson (1999) ISBN 0-7538-1087-5</ref> A group of 700 unarmed pilgrims travelling from Jerusalem to the [[River Jordan]] during [[Holy Week]] in 1119 were ambushed by [[Saracens]], who killed 300 and took at least 60 as slaves.

London: Wiedenfeld and Nicolson (1999) ISBN 0-7538-1087-5</ref> A group of 700 unarmed pilgrims travelling from Jerusalem to the [[Jordan River]] during [[Holy Week]] in 1119 were ambushed by [[Saracen]]s, who killed 300 and took at least 60 as slaves.

==The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Jesus Christ==

==The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Jesus Christ==