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... lived a life of soli- tude , and were ascetics of the severest order in Peter's time . He became one to expiate the errors of his youth ; for , in those superstitious times , the life of a recluse was said to be the surest way of ...
... lived a life of soli- tude , and were ascetics of the severest order in Peter's time . He became one to expiate the errors of his youth ; for , in those superstitious times , the life of a recluse was said to be the surest way of ...
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... lived to come back , he always brought home with him a palm branch from Jericho , which he usually offered to the altar of his parish church , and from that custom pilgrims were called palmers . The Towards the end of the eleventh ...
... lived to come back , he always brought home with him a palm branch from Jericho , which he usually offered to the altar of his parish church , and from that custom pilgrims were called palmers . The Towards the end of the eleventh ...
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... lived as a private individual and good subject of Baldwin's , at Edessa . The Latin prince became a prudent and excellent ruler over his numerous conquests , and he estab- lished a complete route of communication between Edessa and ...
... lived as a private individual and good subject of Baldwin's , at Edessa . The Latin prince became a prudent and excellent ruler over his numerous conquests , and he estab- lished a complete route of communication between Edessa and ...
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... lived much on it . The Croisés themselves , during the scarcity of provisions at the siege of Marra and Arca , had eaten of it with enjoy- ment and gratitude . It is now chiefly grown in the East and West Indies ; but it was known to ...
... lived much on it . The Croisés themselves , during the scarcity of provisions at the siege of Marra and Arca , had eaten of it with enjoy- ment and gratitude . It is now chiefly grown in the East and West Indies ; but it was known to ...
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... lived in the seventh century . He asserted that the Koran , which is a rhapsody of three thousand verses , was directly revealed to him by the angel Gabriel during a period of twenty - three years . The Koran admitted the divine mission ...
... lived in the seventh century . He asserted that the Koran , which is a rhapsody of three thousand verses , was directly revealed to him by the angel Gabriel during a period of twenty - three years . The Koran admitted the divine mission ...
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Alexius Antioch armour arms army arrived Ascalon attack Baldwin du Bourg battle Bernard besieged Bishop Bishop of Puy Bohemond brave brother Cæsarea called camp Christian church cloth coloured conquest Count of Edessa Count of Toulouse Count Raymond cried Croisés Crusaders death died Dieu le veut Duke of Lorraine East Edessa Edition Egyptians Emir Emperor encamped enemies Europe fear fight fled foes followed France gilt edges Godfrey de Bouillon Godfrey's Greek hands head heard Holy City Holy Land Holy Sepulchre honour Illustrations Infidels inhabitants Jeru Jerusalem Joscelin Kerboga's king King of Jerusalem kingdom knights lance Latin mail armour marched Moslems noble Norman Palestine Patriarch Peter the Hermit Phyrrhus pilgrims Pope priests princes reign returned rich Richard Saladin Saracens Saviour's sent siege soldiers sword Tancred Tancred's Templars throne tomb took Toulouse town Tripolis troops Turkish Turks valour victory walls warriors
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