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Medieval painting of armored soldiers fighting with swords and spears in a chaotic battle scene during the First Crusade, with a walled city and river in the background.

Peter the Hermit

Siege of Antioch

Painting by Emile Signol depicting Godfrey of Bouillon giving thanks after the Crusaders capture Jerusalem, with Peter the Hermit and a crowd of knights, soldiers, and citizens amid chaos.

Siege of Jerusalem

Map of the eastern Mediterranean region during the 12th century, highlighting the crusader states: Kingdom of Jerusalem, County of Tripoli, Principality of Antioch, and County of Edessa, along with the Kingdom of Armenia (Little Armenia) and the island of Cyprus. Neighboring regions such as the Fatimid Caliphate, Emirate of Damascus, Dominion of the Atabegs, and Sultanate of Rum are also labeled. Key cities, rivers, and bodies of water like the Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Galilee, and Dead Sea are

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Medieval painting of armored soldiers fighting with swords and spears in a chaotic battle scene during the First Crusade, with a walled city and river in the background.

First Crusade

A scene from the First Crusade (People's Crusade), illustration by Sebastian Marmoret,...

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Peter the Hermit

Peter the Hermit

Peter the Hermit leading the First Crusade, as depicted in Abreviamen de las...

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Siege of Antioch

Siege of Antioch

Robert II at the Siege of Antioch, painting by J.J. Dassy, 1850.

Painting by J.J. Dassy, 1850, Croisades, origines et consequences

Painting by Emile Signol depicting Godfrey of Bouillon giving thanks after the Crusaders capture Jerusalem, with Peter the Hermit and a crowd of knights, soldiers, and citizens amid chaos.

Godfrey of Bouillon

Godfrey of Bouillon (center) in Taking of Jerusalem by the Crusaders, 15 July...

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Siege of Jerusalem

Siege of Jerusalem

The Crusaders' siege of Jerusalem in 1099, miniature from Descriptio Terrae Sanctae...

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Map of the eastern Mediterranean region during the 12th century, highlighting the crusader states: Kingdom of Jerusalem, County of Tripoli, Principality of Antioch, and County of Edessa, along with the Kingdom of Armenia (Little Armenia) and the island of Cyprus. Neighboring regions such as the Fatimid Caliphate, Emirate of Damascus, Dominion of the Atabegs, and Sultanate of Rum are also labeled. Key cities, rivers, and bodies of water like the Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Galilee, and Dead Sea are

Crusader states of the 12th century

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Crusades

Crusades

Krak de Montréal, built by Baldwin I in Al-Shawbak (modern Shoubak), Jordan.

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Crusades

Crusades

Scenes from the First Crusade, 14th-century illustration.

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Crusades

Crusades

Scenes from the First Crusade (People's Crusade), illustration by Sebastian Marmoret,...

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