Let your arms be stained with the blood of the infidels.
Launched the First Crusade
Speech at the Council of Clermont (as reported by Robert the Monk)
1095
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"Let those who have been fighting against their brothers and relatives now fight in a proper way against the barbarians."
Strange & Unusual"Let those who have formerly been mercenaries at low wages, now gain eternal rewards. Let those who have been striving to the detriment both of body and soul, now labor for a two-fold reward."
Controversial"You should not be detained by any love of your ancestral soil, for this land which you inhabit is barren and stony."
Controversial"We command all of you to prepare yourselves for the journey."
Controversial"All who die by the way, whether by land or by sea, or in battle against the pagans, shall have immediate remission of sins. This I grant them through the power of God with which I am invested."
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