⚔️ The First Crusade is often simplified as a religious movement, but its leaders tell a more complex story.

Bohemond and Baldwin pursued power and territory alongside spiritual aims.

Understanding that mix reshapes how we interpret the conflict.

#Brewminate #History #Crusades

https://brewminate.com/bohemond-baldwin-first-crusade-motives/

Somehow I don't think the Hesgeth knows how the crusades led to the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire and the sack of the greatest city in Christendom

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_of_Constantinople

The crusades were an absolute clusterf*ck

#crusades #christianity #islam #history #UnintendedConsequences

"Surely this unequal partnership will cause no trouble in the future!"

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1903660/surely-this-unequal-partnership-will-cause-no-trouble-in-the-future

I'm going to write a longer thing on this soon, but like... do you ever think abt how Euro Christians enslaved and murdered ppl from everywhere to spread their murder god's cult and now some of us worship that same god? Does that bother anyone as much as it does me? Like they literally killed so many of us and now we're following that fker?

Fking nope. NOPE.

Let's bring back our goddesses and our gods. Let's restore our traditions. And if our stories have been lost, let's find them. BC for me, following the god of enslavers, rapists, and genociders isnt a fking vibe.
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#religion #Christianity #crusades #cult #slavery #pagan #wiccan #fedicoven

Some words we don't translate because we want to make them seem alien

Are these not good translations?

Jihad <==> Crusade
Fatwa <==> Edict

#language #crusades #islam #christianity

At the Battle of Hattin in 1187, the crusader army of the Kingdom of Jerusalem marched out to confront Saladin and instead found itself trapped in heat, thirst, and encirclement.

The resulting defeat destroyed the kingdom’s main army and opened the way for Saladin to recapture Jerusalem later that year. ⚔️📜

#History #Crusades #Saladin #MedievalHistory #Brewminate

https://brewminate.com/battle-of-hattin-crusader-defeat-saladin/

In 1396, crusading armies from across Europe marched to confront the Ottoman Empire at Nicopolis.

Confident in knightly shock tactics and aristocratic prestige, they advanced without coordination.

Sultan Bayezid I’s disciplined forces exploited the disorder and delivered a crushing defeat that reshaped the balance of power in southeastern Europe. ⚔️📜

#History #Crusades #MedievalHistory #OttomanEmpire #Brewminate

https://brewminate.com/battle-of-nicopolis-1396-crusader-defeat/