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Envoy of Jerusalem Book Cover
Author Helena Schrader’s third novel, ‘Envoy of Jerusalem’, is set to be released sometime this summer. I’ve been Helena’s beta reader for almost two years; I’ve helped her with all three Balian...
View ArticleThe Field of Blood
Sometime in June 1119, news reached Roger at Antioch that Il-ghazi, the Artuqid Turk, had raised a large army and was marching on the Principality of Antioch. Upon hearing of this news, Roger appealed...
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To Shine With Honor: A Review
To Shine With Honor: Coming of Age is the first of a trilogy, written by Scott Amis. Galien de Coudre, scholarly third son in a family of minor nobility, comes of age in the perilous world of late...
View ArticleThe Field of Blood: The Aftermath
The crushing defeat at the Field of Blood caused many people to ponder this troubling question: If God was truly on their side, fighting with them, why did He let them suffer defeat? No one in those...
View ArticleGuest Post: To Shine With Honor
This is a guest post; the first chapter from author Scott Amis’ new release, To Shine With Honor. To Shine With Honor is the first of a three-part series that begins in France in the 11th century...
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Inspiration for God’s Kingdom
God’s Kingdom is a novel set in the 12th century. It follows the story of Johannes and Wilfred’s adventures in the Holy Land. German baron, Johannes and his adopted son, Wilfred, mortgage their...
View ArticleMassacre in Semlin
Peter the Hermit departed Cologne with his following on around 20 April. He had a much larger following than Walter’s and it grew bigger as he passed through villages that lay along the Danube River....
View ArticleGod Wills It! God Wills It Not!
Adele heard the sound of a trumpet from across the camp. Confused and frightened, she squinted her eyes so that she could better see and understand why they would attack the Hungarian people–fellow...
View ArticleMaster Traders Thrown Into the Depths of Despair: The European Jews at the...
The Jews in the late eleventh century were never good warriors because they never immersed themselves, nor their sons, in the art of warfare. They were master traders and financial gurus, eager to work...
View ArticleThe Demise of the Rhineland Jews
The Jews of the Rhineland greatly feared that the crusading movement would lead to their demise, so they sought protection against persecution. They wrote to the German Emperor, Henry IV, imploring him...
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The Arrival of Peter the Hermit in Constantinople
Peter the Hermit riding on his donkey; followed by a great many peasants, knights and laymen, women and children included. While a contingent of pilgrims under the command of Emich and Gottschalk...
View ArticlePeter the Hermit’s Crusade Meets its Fate
Once they set foot on the other side of the Boshporus, the motley crew marched with Peter the Hermit south to Nicomedia, an abandoned Byzantine camp, plundering and pillaging every village in their...
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Prominent Figures of the First Crusade
While Peter the Hermit and his followers plundered and pillaged their way through Europe in the first half of the year 1096, the great lords of Europe were taking the extra time to prepare for the...
View ArticleCrusades and Crusaders is Moving!
Just to put your mind at ease, Crusades and Crusaders is not moving to an entirely different platform. It will still be hosted on a WordPress platform and it should look the same as it does now, but...
View ArticleCrusades and Crusaders has moved!
Please find us at our new home at crusadesandcrusaders.com. We look forward to your visit!
View ArticleCrusades and Crusaders Has Moved!
I should have posted this notice one month ago, but for those of you who are visiting this blog, wondering when I will post another article: I won’t. Although Crusades and Crusaders remains on a...
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