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... Saracens and Turks were looked upon as barbarians , but their Christian foes copied their manners and customs , and learned much that was good in the East . The earlier Crusaders , when they went back to England or France , contrasted ...
... Saracens and Turks were looked upon as barbarians , but their Christian foes copied their manners and customs , and learned much that was good in the East . The earlier Crusaders , when they went back to England or France , contrasted ...
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... Saracen , who is killed by Godfrey - A breach made - Alexius ' intrigues successful - He becomes master of the city - The Crusaders leave Nice - The army is divided - The Turks follow and attack the smaller army - Their success ...
... Saracen , who is killed by Godfrey - A breach made - Alexius ' intrigues successful - He becomes master of the city - The Crusaders leave Nice - The army is divided - The Turks follow and attack the smaller army - Their success ...
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... Saracens . He was met by a French pilgrim going back to France , who asked if he could carry back any message to Normandy for the Duke . ' Yes , ' said Robert , ' tell them you met me as devils were carrying me off to paradise . ' He ...
... Saracens . He was met by a French pilgrim going back to France , who asked if he could carry back any message to Normandy for the Duke . ' Yes , ' said Robert , ' tell them you met me as devils were carrying me off to paradise . ' He ...
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... France and the greater part of Europe , some- times preaching in churches , often in the open air , declaiming with eloquence on the iniquities of the Saracens , and with his lively picture of the suffer- 16 Heroes of the Crusades .
... France and the greater part of Europe , some- times preaching in churches , often in the open air , declaiming with eloquence on the iniquities of the Saracens , and with his lively picture of the suffer- 16 Heroes of the Crusades .
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Barbara Hutton. Saracens , and with his lively picture of the suffer- ings undergone by the Christians interesting his crowds of listeners . Later he was present at a council summoned by Urban at Clermont , in France , 1094 , at which ...
Barbara Hutton. Saracens , and with his lively picture of the suffer- ings undergone by the Christians interesting his crowds of listeners . Later he was present at a council summoned by Urban at Clermont , in France , 1094 , at which ...
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