re: #716 SanFranciscoZionist

Being a European history major, I’ve read a few books about the period. I guess I should clarify. I’m looking for a reputable scholarly source to back up the claim that the early Crusades were wars of defense, fought to stop the spread of religious Islam.

LIke I said, Urban II was very clear as to why the Crusaders were going. He really wasn’t talking about saving Europe from invasion. Rather, he was quite clearly talking about invading the other way. As to whether the medieval Muslims or the Medieval Christians were a better sort of folk, is another discussion - and also irrelevant to the false point that some revisionist people keep trying to make.

Once again, oh ye revisionists, don’t take my word for it, take the Pope’s

fordham.edu