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| − | The Crusades were caused by Roman Catholic Christians' desire to take posession of the holy land. Pope Urban II is credited with launching the crusades in 1905. During the Council of Clermont Pope Urban II called for Christian knights to arm themselves and seize the holy lands. | + | The Crusades were caused by Roman Catholic Christians' desire to take posession of the holy land. Pope Urban II is credited with launching the crusades in 1905. During the Council of Clermont Pope Urban II called for Christian knights to arm themselves and seize the holy lands. A zealous preacher named Preter the Hermit traveled thoughout France, Germany, and the Low Countries (now Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands). Within a year Of Pope Urban's call for action, Peter had organized an army of poor knights and enthusiastic peasants (including women). Because of this army's inexperience they did not get far; few made it past Anatolia or back to Europe without being killed or captured. Although Peter the Hermit's campaign was a complete disaster, it indicated the high level of interest for crusades in Europe. In late 1096 French and Norman nobles organized a respectable army and launched The First Crusade (Traditions and Encounters, p. 532-33). |
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The Crusades were caused by Roman Catholic Christians' desire to take posession of the holy land. Pope Urban II is credited with launching the crusades in 1905. During the Council of Clermont Pope Urban II called for Christian knights to arm themselves and seize the holy lands. A zealous preacher named Preter the Hermit traveled thoughout France, Germany, and the Low Countries (now Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands). Within a year Of Pope Urban's call for action, Peter had organized an army of poor knights and enthusiastic peasants (including women). Because of this army's inexperience they did not get far; few made it past Anatolia or back to Europe without being killed or captured. Although Peter the Hermit's campaign was a complete disaster, it indicated the high level of interest for crusades in Europe. In late 1096 French and Norman nobles organized a respectable army and launched The First Crusade (Traditions and Encounters, p. 532-33).
