At Moson, the river Danube ran red with blood. At Antioch, the
Crusaders-- their saddles freshly decorated with sawed-off
heads--indiscriminately clogged the streets with the bodies of
eastern Christians and Turks. At Ma'arra, they cooked children on
spits and ate them. By the time the Crusaders reached Jerusalem,
their quest--and their violence-- had become distinctly
otherworldly: blood literally ran shin-deep through the streets as
the Crusaders overran the sacred city.
Beginning in 1095 and culminating four bloody years later, the
First Crusade represented a new kind of warfare: holy,
unrestrained, and apocalyptic. In "Armies of Heaven," medieval
historian Jay Rubenstein tells the story of this cataclysmic event
through the eyes of those who witnessed it, emphasizing the
fundamental role that apocalyptic thought played in motivating the
Crusaders. A thrilling work of military and religious history,
"Armies of Heaven" will revolutionize our understanding of the
Crusades.
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