I cannot take the time to teach you the history of the crusades, but I would like you to take the time to view some images from that time. Remember that the artists that crafted these were REAL PEOPLE documenting REAL EVENTS in the same manner that a modern person might cellphone video Ted Kennedy's funeral procession or the protests in Iran. Click to enlarge.
A Map of the World from circa 1200 CE
Jerusalem is located in the CENTER
Jerusalem is located in the CENTER
Frederick Barbarossa
One of the Key Leaders of the Crusading Movement
Pictured with Sons
One of the Key Leaders of the Crusading Movement
Pictured with Sons
Barbarossa (more primitive)
Bernard of Clairvaux
One of the Priests that Advocated for the Crusades
Crusader Attack on Jerusalem in 1099
Crusaders Defeat Turks at Antioch
I would like to have seen that last pic. in person
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