#firstcrusade

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An infographic showing the Military Crusader Orders which emerged as unique institutions blending monastic devotion with martial duty. Founded in the wake of the First Crusade (1096–1099), their primary purpose was to protect pilgrims and defend the Crusader States in the Holy Land. The most prominent among them, the Knights Templar (from c. 1119), the Knights Hospitaller (military from. c. 1099...

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I Wanna See the Trope:"Hero and Villain Team up to Fight an Even Greater Evil" but with Tony and GGY against the Blob.

The immediate intrigue thought I have with this concept is what if even while (begrudgingly) teaming up, Rab still doesn't tell the whole truth to Tony about his situation being a virus entity just borrowing another person's body as a host vessel. And this further warps Tony's perception of who Gregory actually is as a person.

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A 15th century CE illustration by Jean Colombe of the Council of Clermont of November 1095 CE where Pope Urban II (r. 1088-1099 CE) famously called for the First Crusade (1095-1102 CE). (National Library, Paris)

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The First Crusade (1096–1099) was a pivotal military expedition initiated by Western European Christians in response to Pope Urban II’s call at the Council of Clermont in 1095. Aimed at reclaiming Jerusalem and other holy sites in the Levant from Muslim control, the Crusade was driven by a combination of religious zeal, desire for adventure, and political motives. Led by prominent nobles and knights...

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This map illustrates the rise and growth of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum (the name "Rûm" was a synonym for the medieval Eastern Roman Empire and its people, a usage that continues in modern Turkish. It originates from the Aramaic and Parthian terms for Rome passed down through the Greek Ῥωμαῖοι" Romaioi") – a culturally Turco-Persian Sunni Muslim state established over conquered Byzantine territories...

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Godfrey of Bouillon Becomes Defender of the Holy Sepulchre

After the capture of Jerusalem during the First Crusade, the crusader leaders faced the challenge of establishing a new Christian rule in the Holy Land. On July 22, 1099, Godfrey of Bouillon was chosen as the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre, becoming the leading figure of the newly created Kingdom of Jerusalem.

Godfrey refused to take the title of king, reportedly choosing instead to be known as the protector of the city where Christians believed Jesus had been crucified and buried. His decision reflected the religious nature of the crusader movement and the importance placed on Jerusalem’s sacred sites.

His leadership lasted only briefly, as he died in 1100, but his role became a defining moment in the history of the Crusader States. Godfrey of Bouillon was remembered as one of the most celebrated knights of the First Crusade and a symbol of medieval Christian military ideals.

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Death of Godfrey of Bouillon, First Ruler of Jerusalem

On July 18, 1100, Godfrey of Bouillon died in Jerusalem at the age of about 40. A renowned Frankish nobleman and military leader, Godfrey became one of the most famous figures of the First Crusade after helping capture Jerusalem in 1099.

Born around 1060 in the Duchy of Lower Lorraine, Godfrey was a skilled knight who joined the First Crusade alongside other European nobles. After the Crusaders seized Jerusalem, he was offered the title of king but refused to wear a crown in the city where he believed Christ had been crowned with thorns. Instead, he took the title “Defender of the Holy Sepulchre.”

During his brief rule, Godfrey worked to establish the newly created Crusader state and defended its position against surrounding Muslim forces, including his victory at the Battle of Ascalon in 1099. His death, likely from illness, came only a year after the conquest of Jerusalem and left the future of the kingdom uncertain.

Godfrey’s legacy endured as one of the central heroes of medieval European history. His brother Baldwin succeeded him and became the first crowned King of Jerusalem, continuing the dynasty that would rule the Crusader kingdom for generations.

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The Burning of Jerusalem’s Synagogue During the First Crusade

On July 16, 1099, during the aftermath of the First Crusade’s capture of Jerusalem, a horrific episode unfolded in the city’s Jewish Quarter. Crusader forces, having breached Jerusalem’s walls days earlier, targeted many of the city’s inhabitants, including its Jewish community. According to several medieval accounts, a large number of Jews were forced into a synagogue, which was then set on fire, resulting in the deaths of many inside.

The massacre was part of the wider violence that followed the Crusaders’ conquest of Jerusalem in July 1099. After weeks of siege, the city fell to the armies of Western European nobles and knights, who carried out widespread killings of Muslims and Jews. The events shocked contemporaries and became one of the darkest moments of the First Crusade.

The destruction of the Jerusalem synagogue became a symbol of the brutality and religious hatred that accompanied parts of the Crusading movement. Centuries later, the events of 1099 remain a reminder of the human cost of warfare carried out in the name of faith and conquest.