Motivations for crusading in Western Europe

🕯️⚔️ In 1095, a single speech in France sparked one of the most dramatic movements in medieval history — a march of thousands toward a distant and holy city. Knights, peasants, pilgrims, and wanderers crossed continents, driven by faith, fear, opportunity, and rumor, shaping a conflict far bigger than they understood.
Tonight, close your eyes and follow the dusty roads of the First Crusade — a story of belief, chaos, and the strange power of medieval devotion.

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