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A 3 page paper which offers a general overview of the 1st Crusade. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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a necessary pursuit in relationship to protecting the power and existence of Christianity against, primarily, the Muslim people but also the Jewish people. There were several Crusades in this particular
time period. The following paper examines the 1st Crusade. An Overview of the 1st Crusade "The 1st Crusade (1095 - 1099)
was launched with a fiery speech by the French Clunaic Pope Urban II (1042 - 1088 - 1099) on Nov 27 1095 in a field in Clermont (France)" (Paradox Place,
2009). In this speech he told the listeners that if they would engage in this crusade they would be promised forgiveness of all past and future sins. He also made
it appear as though one could gain fortunes in this crusade which appealed to many individuals. It is also noted that "Men who were accustomed to the obligations incurred by
holding land in return for military service found it easy to imagine themselves the feudatories of an injured God" (Southern, 1953; 54-55). In essence, people were all but obligated to
fight in the system of the continent at the time. Bishop Adhemar of Le Puy became the leader of the crusade as well as the papal legate.
Urbans speech inflamed the Christians as he noted how the Christians in the East were being killed and tortured at the hands of non-believers. He noted,
"The Holy Sepulchre is in Moslem hands and has been turned into a mosque. Pilgrims are harassed and even prevented from access to the Holy Land" (General Board of Global
Ministries, 2009). As can be seen, the point was destroy people who were not Christian and to ensure the power of the Christian faith and control. He urged the people
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