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You are talking of a time where theocracy was the rule of the land and literacy rate was below 1%. The scientific method wasn't even invented yet and whatever p
by partycoder 9y ago
You are talking of a time where theocracy was the rule of the land and literacy rate was below 1%. The scientific method wasn't even invented yet and whatever proto-science that existed would not take you very far.
During that time, insulting god was the worst possible thing someone can do, and following another god was a way of doing that.
The prize for participating in the crusades was a papal bull, which is document representing a guaranteed entry to heaven by cancelling all your sins. So if you went full ape and killed 1000 people you technically still went to heaven.
- _jgdh 9y agoThanks for the explanation, but the book I mentioned explains that in detail, over several hundred pages. I was trying to make 2 points - By the standards of their time, the Crusaders were particularly barbaric. I'm not judging them by 21st century standards, I'm comparing them to their contemporaries in the 12th century, such as Saladin. - 'Deus Vult' was their battle cry when they engaged in this barbaric slaughter in their successful bid to recapture the Holy Land. It is also used by members of the far right today. They do so because they advocate a similar stance towards Muslims. Sadly, this has upset fans of Crusader Kings in this thread. I regret it, but I liken it to the Nazis' appropriation of the swastika, a Hindu religious symbol. It sucks that the far right has appropriated what's yours, but you just gotta accept it and move on.
- partycoder 9y agoWell, such folks also like post imagery related to the film "Kingdom of Heaven". The entire point of that film is to portray the crusades as pointless, but those guys don't really get it.