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...efully inadequate in [[period]], such as during the ill-fated Children's [[Crusade]].

...nslated into Western [[Europe]]an [[language]]s during and following the [[Crusade]]s, especially those involving the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Moor]]s.

The '''Fifth Crusade''' was preached by [[Pope]] Honorious III in 1217[[CE]]. Its aim was the r ...]] then counter-attacked, forcing a surrender by the Crusader army, but an eight-year truce was signed (although the piece of the [[True Cross]] which the S

...glishmen]] were added to their ranks. Their power waned after the fourth [[crusade]].

...or, the [[Mediterranean]] and the [[Holy Land]] in the wake of the [[First Crusade]] at the end of the [[11th Century]].

.... Over time Egypt became more and more entwined with the Arab world. The [[Crusade of Alexandria]] in 1365 led to the sacking of that city, and probably contr

...Frederick II. In this way Frederick was persuaded to go to Palestine on [[Crusade]] to meet his bride.

...susal method. A western [[Crusader]], he had left the army of the [[First Crusade]] and somehow convinced [[Thoros of Edessa]], lord of the city, to adopt hi ...f Edessa was the catalyst for the [[Second Crusade]] in 1146, although the crusade never attempted to liberate the city; it remained a Turkish possession into

...ers". While other Muslims were the main target of their attacks, various [[crusade]]rs fell victim to them in the [[12th century]].

Following the [[First Crusade]] several orders of monastic [[knight]]s were founded to defend the [[Holy

...[[Rome]] between 1088 and 1099. He was the pope who preached the [[First Crusade]]; he also created the ''Curia'', the equivalent, within the [[Catholic Chu

Many texts talk of crusaders bringing home luxurious goods looted while on crusade, thus changing fashion, but [[12th_Century_References#Heller 2002|Heller (2

It was against Saladin that the [[Third Crusade]] was launched, led by [[Richard I]] of [[England]] and in 1192, having fai

...thern Europe]]; although these are sometimes considered part of the Second Crusade, they were distinct campaigns. ==Calling the Crusade==

...tian]] sultan to close the Cypriot ports to the [[fleet]]s of the [[Second Crusade]]. ...g]] Berengaria in Limassol [[cathedral]] (who he then took to Palestine on crusade, before sending her back to [[Europe]]). He left troops on the island, and

...II, [[Count]] of Boulogne. Godfrey was one of the leaders of the [[First Crusade]]. In 1099 he was elected [[King]] of [[Jerusalem]], an honour which he de

The '''Latin Empire''' represented the attempt of the [[crusade|Crusading]] Western [[Europe]]an states to supplant the [[Byzantine]] Empir ...o [[Baldwin IX]] [[Count]] of Flanders. Boniface of Montferrat, one of the Crusade's leaders, had hoped to be elected, but he was seen as too closely linked w

...man]] lord of the 11th century, one of the foremost leaders of the [[First Crusade]] and a founder of one of the most powerful [[Crusader States]]. ...antinople]], it triggered a chain of events which cumulated in the [[First Crusade]], which Bohemund embraced wholeheartedly.

...al, social or financial gain. A good example is the story from the [[First Crusade]] relating to the wood that was mysteriously found in the desert. The claim

...1200) and then began to be taken back to western [[Europe]] by returning [[crusade]]rs, probably as early at the [[13th century]].