They torture Christians with unheard-of cruelties.
Launched the First Crusade
Speech at the Council of Clermont, as recorded by Fulcher of Chartres
1095
Found in 1 providers: grok
Cross Reference
1 source
"Christ commands it."
Controversial"For the land which you inhabit, shut in on all sides by the seas and surrounded by the mountain peaks, is too narrow for your large population."
Controversial"The land flowing with milk and honey will be yours."
Shocking"Fight for the Holy Sepulchre, and you will be absolved from all your sins."
Shocking"And we do not command or advise that the old or feeble, or those unfit for bearing arms, undertake this journey; nor ought women to set out at all, without their husbands or brothers or legal guardian…"
Controversial