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The Crazy Crusades By: Andrea Aldrich and Kiera Classen

__ The First Crusade :__  Website Of Picture. The First Crusade was an attempt for the Christians to reclaim Jerusalem from the Muslims after they captured it in 1076. Alexius I was one of these people and he called on Pope Urban II to help him. Those who volunteered wore a red cross with the French word “croix” which meant cross written on it. Over time this word changed to “croisades” which meant crusade. The people who volunteered were true Christians, people who believed their sins would be forgiven, people who were told by Pope Urban II that those who died would go to heaven for fighting for God, and even people who thought they would get rich by taking wealth in Jerusalem. This fight was a Holy War because it was blessed by the church. By 1097, nearly 10,000 had come to fight in this war. It was said that the crusaders were vicious and killed whoever they wanted. 70,000 Muslims were killed. Website Of Information.



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__The Second Crusade:__ Website Of Picture. After The First Crusade the Muslim had learn how important and effective teamwork was. In 1144, they succeeded in taking over Edessa, a city close to Jerusalem and the entire population of Edessa was killed. This worried the Christians and they thought that the holy place would fall under Muslims rule once again. Many people that participated in The First Crusade were once again worried and kings and emperors were also worried. This crusade had an unhappy ending when they lost in Asia Minor. The efforts of France and Germany were wasted. Website Of Information.

__The Third Crusade:__

Many years after The Second Crusade the Muslim Turks were still fighting the Christians. To help the Muslims they got help from Saladin, the sultan of Egypt who in 1187 captured Jerusalem. They fought near the lake of Galilee. Saladin won and captured their king, also collecting the fruits of his victory. The Christian city of Syria had no choice but to give up and open its gates for siege. Jerusalem surrendered. Many Christians agreed another crusade was necessary and they sewed the cross in gold or silk on their clothes and left to the Holy Land. This crusade came to an end when the English King Richard and Saladin came to an agreement that Christians could come to the Holy land without having to pay tribute. Website Of Information.

__The Fourth Crusade:__ Website Of Picture.

In 1200 the new Pope, Pope Innocent decided to once again try to recapture Jerusalem. In 1193 Saladin had died and had a new successor named Ayyubids and they believed he was weaker and easier to beat. They had a new strategy and decided to attack by sailing down to Egypt and travel up to Jerusalem. They did not have enough ships so they made a deal with Venice to gain more ships. They had to capture Zara for them, even though it was a Christian city. Pope Innocent did not like this and excommunicated the crusaders. The crusaders ended up attacking Constantinople and never moved on to Jerusalem and never fought Ayyubids. Website Of Information. media type="custom" key="5956879" width="152" height="152" align="right"

__The Children’s Crusade:__ Website Of Picture. The Children’s Crusade started after The Fourth Crusade, in 1212 when two groups, one from France and the other from Germany. They believed the beliefs from The First Crusade still existed and went to the holy land. This was not uncommon but what made this war so weird was the soldiers were children. These children were convinced God would protect them and take Jerusalem for Christians. The leader a named Stephen of Cloyes who was twelve years old. By June 1212 Stephen of Cloyes had gathered 30,000 children soldiers. The children boarded seven boats in Marseilles and never returned. Years later it was said that a priest claimed to have met some of the grown children. He said two boats has sunk and killed all on those ships and the other five were catured and those kids were sold into slavery. Website Of Information.

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