Fulker of Chartres about Crusades
Words: 709 Pages: 2 4087“In response to the defeat of the Byzantines, in section 3 of “Fulker of Chartres,” it says that the Pope had addressed Christendom saying that they need to come together to defend against the oncoming invasions of Muslim armies. This proves that the Crusades were a retaliation of lost land and Christian lives to the Muslim armies. Urban describes the horrors that the Muslims have already unleashed on Christians, and how they have laid waste to their kingdoms. Pope Urban […]