Medieval Crusader Describes the Chaos, Violence (and Cannibalism) of the First Crusade (1096)
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Published 2021-08-27
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Extracts from THE FIRST CRUSADE: THE ACCOUNTS OF EYE-WITNESSES AND PARTICIPANTS
BY AUGUST C. KREY PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS 1921
archive.org/stream/firstcrusadeacco00kreyuoft/firs…
and the translation by Martha Evelyn McGinty:
CHRONICLE OF THE FIRST CRUSADE
(Fulcheri Carnotensis Historia Hierosolymitana)
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS 1941
babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.l0072704612&vie…
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Footage from Videoblocks.
All Comments (21)
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“Weeping, they sang. And singing, they wept.”
I love this. It’s a fascinating insight in how people spoke in 1096. -
Historio-geographical note : in that context "Romania" is the Eastern Roman Empire and "Gauls" are the Southern French.
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I can’t imagine feeding,drinking, and maintaining equipment with such a numerous force and travel so far to wage war. Purely fascinating.
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As a muslim, I find it interesting hearing historical accounts of the crusades from both sides, as most of us here only hear about it from our side
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If you are wondering where the skeletons mentioned at 6:45 came from: There was a poorly equipped and trained army under the command of Peter the Hermit and Walter the Penniless that went first the year before. They were defeated in short order by the Saracen army and the bodies were left to decay.
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So the writer makes a reference that: Franks,Italians,Germans,Bretons,English,Spaniards,Scots,Greeks and even Armenians for the first time forgot their differences and actually got along.
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1st Crusade: Oh what a great and beautiful city is Constantinople!
4th Crusade: What wonderful plunder has Constantinople! -
It's just incredible how we still have such an ancient source that's still readable.
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Very nice to hear a good reading of primary sources without any editorializing from the content creator.
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I can imagine the confusion of the pig or sheep being loaded up with packs, "Hey man, this isn't really our job."
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Voltaire once wrote:
"It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets" -
The older a story is the more fascinating it is to me. This man, his memories, every demon he had to carry from what he saw, along with all the wonders he saw for the first time.
Live on, a Millennium later. -
"Oh what a great and beautiful city is Constantinople."
Great enough to pillage one might say. -
"... traveling to Italy, we came to Lucca, a far-famed city. Near there, we met Pope Urban, Robert The Norman, and Steven, The Count of BLEOUIGHHH."
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It is always interesting how the Middle Ages had a lot more connections with the ancient World than what is commonly held. Gaul, Centurions and Tribunes, terms one may not expect to find in an account of the First Crusade. While it is not impossible that these are largely just etymological remnants for a Latin writer, it is still interesting.
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"communicated from the nerves of the head to the member subject to it" Am I to understand that no only did this crusader understand the basic function of the nervous system, but could expect his readers to as well.
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Its amazing to hear the words of a person that wrote them almost 930 years ago.
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I want to say thank you for taking the time to share these videos with us I've been sick for about 2 months now and they're about the only thing that's got me through it thank you keep them coming
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I just can't even imagine the misery one felt on these military campaigns.
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Hooks on long ropes tossed over the castle walls gives me new ideas for home security.
